In today’s world, a mobile phone is an essential item for each of us, it is inseparable and indispensable. However, scammers and telemarketers also take advantage of this by bothering customers. Many phone scams have been appearing recently, causing a lot of disruption in people’s lives. Therefore, to avoid being scammed and bothered by telemarketers, try applying the following tips!
How to block spam calls on iPhone
– Step 1: First, open your phone and go to the “Settings” app on the screen. Then, scroll to the “Do Not Disturb” category
– Step 2: Next, select the “Allow Calls From” section. If you don’t turn off the “Repeated Calls” option, numbers outside your contacts won’t be able to call you for the first time, but they can still call you the second, third, and so on.
If you want to completely block calls from numbers outside your iPhone’s contacts, simply slide the toggle button to turn off the “Repeated Calls” option. Please consider carefully! Because once you turn off this option, you won’t receive any calls from job recruiters, family members/friends who change their phone numbers, etc.
– Step 3: To block incoming calls from numbers outside your iPhone’s contacts, continue to select the “Allow Calls From” section. At this point, the iPhone system will understand that calls from numbers not saved in the contacts will be automatically blocked. You will only receive calls from phone numbers that have been saved in your contacts.
– Step 4: Finally, just enable the “Do Not Disturb” feature in the control center.
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How to block calls from phone contacts on Android
To block unwanted calls on Android phones from phone contacts, follow these steps:
Step 1: Access the Contacts app on your Android phone and select a troublesome contact that has been saved on your device.
Step 2: Tap on the contact number you want to block and then select the “More” or “Details” option. After that, the Phone Contacts interface will switch to a new screen that allows users to block the phone number on the contact list or block unknown calls.
In the upper right corner of the screen, tap on the three-dot menu and select the “Block” command. After completing these steps, users have successfully blocked the contact number saved on their Android phones.
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Call-blocking apps for phones
In addition to blocking phone numbers on Android devices through settings and the contacts app, users can also consider using third-party apps like Calls Blacklist and Call Blocker for Android.
– Step 1: Download and install the Call Blocking Blacklist app on your Android phone. Then, activate the app and select “Settings” >> “Allow Access Permission.”
– Step 2: Access the main interface of the app and tap on the “+” icon to add the number you want to block.
– Step 3: Select any contact number you want to block on your Android phone and tap “Confirm” to complete the call blocking process.