Here’s how to block a number on Android and get rid off from these spam calls, sms notifications and voice messages! Apply the following tweaks and stop spam calls from ringing on your phone.
In this era of digitization, connecting with people has become as easy as a click. This is because smartphones have been developed to connect people, and they have made the world a global place to live in.
While dwelling in one corner of the Earth, you can connect with people at the other corner. It helps us to communicate with our friends, relatives and family.
However, there are some people who we do not want to connect with as they drain the energy out of us. To inhibit them from contacting us, what do we do?
We block unknown numbers and the people who we do not like. To block specific incoming calls, spam calls, and text notifications various software and Android apps have been fabricated for this purpose.
But there can be situations when you want to block a number without the use of any specific app. So how to stop incoming calls and SMS notifications?
How to block a number on Android without blocking apps?
Various Android smartphones have different features to block the numbers. However, previously, such software was not integrated with mobile phones.
But on seeing the augmented demand of blocking one another from people, the software developers have integrated the blocking software in the Android. And indeed it is working miraculously.
This is because downloading specific apps for each purpose is not feasible. Such apps take place in your internal storage and hence contribute to the hanging of the mobile phones due to low ram as well.
So this article, delineates in detail the answer to the question how to block a phone number on Android without blocking app?
Several androids have various call blocking features. So, we will try to list out the call blocking attributes of the most common androids.
Stock Android
Stock Android includes handsets like the Google Pixel 3.There are 2 ways to block the incoming calls on Stock Android.
Method #1
- Open the phone app on your phone.
- Select the recent calls action.
- After that, long-press the number which you want to block.
- Now you will get the “block number” option.
- By clicking on this option, the number will get blocked and will not be able to connect with you.
Method #2
- Start the phone app.
- Tap on the three dots menu on the top right corner of the screen.
- Then select the option of “settings”.
- After that, you will see a “call blocking” option.
- After clicking on this option, you can add the numbers which you want to block from your contact list or randomly.
Carriers
How to block incoming calls if you are using T mobile, Verizon, AT&T?
There are some people who switch off their handsets frequently. For these people, blocking the numbers through the internal software of the mobile phone or Android is not feasible. However, this can be done more systematically with the help of the US carriers.
The four major US carriers integrate T-mobile, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. They allow you to block the numbers on a service level. However, there are specific terms and conditions which apply to your blocking services.
Samsung phones
Many people have a Samsung phone and face the problem to block a phone number in this Android. This compels them to take unwanted calls.
Samsung is one of the biggest Smartphone manufacturers in the world. So you can block the phone numbers in Samsung in the following way.
All you need to do is…
- Initiate the phone app.
- After that, select the number which you want to block
- Hit the “more” option. The more option is located on the “top right corner” of the screen.
- Now select “add to auto reject list” option.
- Done, you have blocked the phone number.
It’s a natural process, isn’t it?
But if you think that you want to unblock this number again, then there is a facility for this as well.
To edit the names or block them, you have to open the “settings” of the phone. After that, select the “call settings”. Then choose the “all calls” option in which you have to accept further the “auto reject” option. In this list, you can edit the numbers, add them or remove them according to your choice.
What happens when you block a number on Android
Well when you block someone’s phone number then that particular guy can’t call you; even he/she can’t send you text messages and voice messages.
For that particular number (whatever you added in the blocked list), you will remain unavailable or switched off. This way you won’t receive any notifications and you won’t get irritate.
So this is how to block a number on Android Smartphone!
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