Some of your contacts or unknown callers may be bothering you with unnecessary calls during peak hours. If you've tired of receiving calls from these contacts or unknown identities, you can easily block them on your Android phone. Your mobile number may have been the victim of a data breach, and you're now constantly receiving calls from unknown marketing companies and banks offering download offers. Follow the steps below to learn how to block unknown contacts and callers on Android.
Block contacts on Android
First, we'll show you how to block contacts already saved in your contacts list. We'll show you the steps for Pixel and Samsung phones running One UI.
Pixel phones
Google has built the blocking feature directly into the Contacts app on Android. Anyone using the default Contacts app on Android can use this trick to block contacts on Android.
Step 1: Open an app Contacts On the phone Pixel.
Step 2: Look for Contact you want to block.
Step 3: Click on Three-dot menu in the upper right corner and select Block numbers.
Step 4: Contacts will be requested. confirmation. Locate a ban From the pop-up menu, mute incoming calls from the selected contact.
Repeat the steps for each contact you want to block on Android.
Samsung Galaxy phones
Samsung uses a revamped user interface withOne UI on Galaxy phonesThe company owns An answer to every Google app on Android.
Follow the steps below to block contacts on Samsung Galaxy phones running One UI.
Step 1: Open an app Samsung Contacts On the phone.
Step 2: Look for Contact that you want to block.
Step 3: Open menu contact information.
Step 4: press menu More At the bottom.
Step 5: Locate block contact And confirm your decision.
The blocked contact will no longer bother you with calls or messages.
Block Unknown Callers on Android
There are two ways to block unknown callers on Android. First, you can save unknown callers as a contact. But this is time-consuming, and why would you want to add unknown callers as contacts in the first place? It makes no sense.
Another way is to access your blocked caller list and manually add unknown numbers to the list. Here's how.
Pixel phones
Follow the steps below to add unknown callers to your block list on Pixel phones.
Step 1: Open mobile app On the phone Pixel.
Step 2: Click on Three point list At the top and go to Settings.
Step 3: From the general menu, select Blocked numbers.
Step 4: Click on Add number Type the number manually and select Block.
From the same menu, you can also enable the toggle switch. "unknown" At the top to block calls from unknown callers.
You can add as many unknown callers as possible to the list to reduce spam in the future.
Samsung Galaxy phones
Those using Samsung Galaxy phones can use the trick below to block unknown callers.
Step 1: Open mobile app on Samsung It will open a menu. keyboard.
Step 2: press menu More at the top and select Settings.
Step 3: Locate Block numbers.
Unlike other Android phones, you don't need to add contacts to the list manually. You can tap recent And add Unknown callers Directly from the recent calls list. This is a thoughtful and nice touch from Samsung.
Step 4: you can always Add phone numbers manually To the list.
Enable caller ID and spam protection
Android comes with a default caller ID and spam protection to identify and block spam calls. Here's how to enable and use it.
Pixel phones
Caller ID and spam protection are hidden in the phone app.
Step 1: Open mobile app and select More menu above.
Step 2: Go to Settings and open Caller ID and spam list.
Step 3: Enabling will lead to “See caller and spam ID” To identify business numbers and spam.
Step 4: Enable toggle Filter spam calls Your phone will prevent suspected spam calls from reaching you.
Samsung Galaxy phones
Samsung also offers a similar feature. Open the Phone app and go to Call Settings from the top menu.
Open menu Caller ID and spam protection. Turn on the option Block spam and calls The deceitful one.
What happens when you block someone on Android?
Now that you have blocked a contact and unknown callers on your Android phone, they will not be able to call or text you.
However, they can still reach you via email, WhatsApp, or Telegram. You should block them on social media to completely prevent the person from reaching you.
Remove unwanted calls on Android
The above steps will help you learn how to block unknown contacts and callers on Android, but if you change your mind, you can go to the number block list and unblock specific numbers and contacts from the list.
