Some of your contacts or unknown callers may annoy you with unnecessary calls during your busy hours. If you are done receiving calls from those unknown contacts or identities, you can easily block them on your Android phone.
It is possible that your mobile number has become the victim of some data breach and now, you are constantly receiving calls from unknown banking and marketing companies about download offers. Follow the steps below and block contacts and unknown callers on Android.
Block contacts on Android
First, we’ll show you how to block contacts already saved in your contact list. We’ll cover the steps for Pixel and Samsung phones running One UI.
pixel phone
Google has supported the Block function right in the Contacts app on Android. Anyone using the default Contacts app on Android can use the Android contact blocker trick.
Step 1: Open the Contacts app on your Pixel phone.
Step 2: Search for a contact that you want to block.
Step 3: Tap the three-dot menu in the upper right corner and select Block Numbers.
Step 4: Contacts will ask for confirmation. Select Block from the pop-up menu and mute calls from the specific contact.
Repeat the steps for every contact you want to block on Android.
phone samsung galaxy
Samsung uses an improved user interface with One UI on Galaxy phones. The company has the answer to every Google app on Android.
Follow the steps below to block contacts on Samsung Galaxy phones running One UI.
Step 1: Open Samsung’s Contacts app on your phone.
Step 2: Search for the contact you want to block.
Step 3: Open the contact information menu.
Step 4: Click the More menu at the bottom.
Step 5: Select Block contact and confirm your decision.
From now on, the blocked contact will not bother you with calls or messages anymore.
Block unknown callers on Android
There are two ways to block unknown callers on Android. You can first save unknown callers as a contact. But that takes time and why would you want to add unknown callers as contacts in the first place? It has no meaning.
Another way is to access the Blocked Callers list and manually add unknown numbers to the list. This is the way.
pixel phone
Follow the steps below to add unknown callers to the Block List on Pixel phones.
Step 1: Open the Phone app on your Pixel phone.
Step 2: Tap the three-dot menu at the top and go to Settings.
Step 3: From the General menu, select Blocked Numbers.
Step 4: Tap Add a number and enter the number manually and select Block.
From the same menu, you can also enable the ‘Unknown’ toggle at the top to block calls from unknown callers.
You can add as many unknown callers to the list as possible to reduce future spam.
phone samsung galaxy
Samsung Galaxy phone users can use the below trick to block unknown callers.
Step 1: Open the Phone app on Samsung and it will open the Keyboard menu.
Step 2: Tap the More menu at the top and select Settings.
Step 3: Select Block number.
Unlike other Android phones, you don’t need to manually add contacts to the list. You can tap Recent and add unknown callers directly from the Recent calls menu. This is a thoughtful and nice touch from Samsung.
Step 4: You can always add phone numbers to the list manually.
Activate Caller ID and Spam Protection
Android comes with default caller ID and anti-spam feature to identify and prevent spam calls from bothering you. Here’s how you can enable and use it.
pixel phone
Caller ID & spam protection are hidden in the Phone app.
Step 1: Open the Phone app and select the more menu at the top.
Step 2: Go to Settings and open the Caller ID & spam menu.
Step 3: Turn on the View Caller and Spam ID toggle that will identify business numbers and spam numbers.
Step 4: Turn on the Filter Spam Calls switch and your phone will prevent suspicious spam calls from reaching you.
phone samsung galaxy
Samsung also offers a similar function. Open the Phone app and go to Call settings from the top menu.
Open the caller ID and anti-spam menu. Turn on the Block Spam and Phishing Calls switch.
What happens when you block someone on Android
Now that you have blocked unknown contacts and callers on your Android phone, they will not be able to call or text you.
However, they can still contact you via email, WhatsApp or Telegram. You must block them on social media to completely block that person from contacting you.
You can read our dedicated post on what happens when you block someone on WhatsApp to learn more.
Remove spam calls on Android
If you want to change your mind, you can go to the Block Numbers menu and unblock selected numbers and contacts from the list.
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