With the increasing advancement of technology and the increasing convenience and ease that technology offers us, the means of inconvenience and invasion of privacy are also increasing. Especially things related to receiving unwanted calls and messages. And it became necessary to resort to the method of blocking a number on Android.
That is why in this article we have collected for you several ways to block unwanted numbers on Android devices.
How to block a number on Google, Android One, Android Go, or Android phone
How to block a number on Android
Open the Phone app on your phone.
Click on the More button (three-dot menu) at the top right of the screen and then click on the Call history option.
Now, select the call you want to never receive again.
Click on the option to block / and report the call as junk.
A message will now pop up. Click "Block" in this message.
How to unblock a number on Google, Android One, Android Go, or Android phone
Go to the phone app.
Click on the More option.
Go to Settings > Blocked numbers.
Click on the “x” icon next to the number you want to unblock and then select the “Unblock” option.
How to block a number on an LG phone
Go to the phone app.
Click on the More button (three-dot menu) at the top right of the screen and then click on the connection settings option.
Now, tap on Call Blocking and Rejection with Message.
Click on the Blocked Numbers option.
Now you will need to click on the “+” (plus) icon from the top right side of the screen to add numbers to the block list.
A message will pop up on the screen where you can select contacts or calls. You can also choose the option to add a new number, which enables you to add a number that is not registered to you in the block list.
You can also follow the method of blocking a number on an LG phone by long pressing on it in the call log. An option will then appear that will allow you to block the number you have selected.
How to unblock a number on an LG smartphone
Go to the phone app.
Click on the More button (three-dot menu) and then on Connection settings.
Tap Call barring and rejecting calls with a message.
Select the Blocked numbers option.
Click on the number/contact you want to unblock, then press the bin (Delete) icon at the top right of the screen.
A message will pop up, then click on Delete.
How to block a number on Realme phone
Open the phone app.
Select the number/contact from which you want to not receive further calls.
Click the More button (a two-dot list) and then select the Add to Blacklist option.
Now, a message will pop up at the bottom of the screen, click on the Add to Blacklist option.
How to unblock a number on a Realme phone
Open the phone app.
Click on the More button (a two-dot menu) and then select the Block & Filter option.
Select the number/contact you want to unblock.
Tap More (a two-dot menu) at the top right of the screen and then select the option to remove from the blacklist.
In case you want to unblock a registered number, you can unblock it directly from the contact screen. Open the contact from the contacts list, tap the two-dot menu button, then select the Remove from blacklist option.
How to block a number on a Xiaomi phone
Open the phone app.
Tap the < icon next to one of the numbers/contacts you want to block from your call history.
Then scroll down until you reach the Blocking option and tap that option.
A message will pop up for you, press the OK button to block the selected number/contact.
How to unblock a number on a Xiaomi phone
Open the mobile app and tap the menu option (three parallel lines on top of each other) at the bottom left of the screen.
Tap on the Settings icon and then tap on the Block List option.
Now, tap on the Blocked Number option.
Now you will see the list of numbers/contacts that you have blocked on your phone. From there, you will be asked to select the person you want to unblock.
A menu will pop up, containing the option to block.
Now, tap on the Remove option from this list.
Additional applications
Additional other apps (which you can download from the store) allow you to block a number/contact on your Android phone.
Among these applications are the following applications:
- Truecaller
- Truecaller is one of the most popular apps that mainly aims to let you know who is calling.
You can also use it to get how to block a number or contact on Android phones. With Truecaller, you can also detect unwanted messages to help you identify unwanted callers and spam even without them on your phone.
Calls Blacklist - Block calls
You can choose Calls Blacklist – Call Blocker app which offers you blacklist, whitelist, and SMS scheduling. You can also transfer the numbers in the blacklist to another device.
Call Blocker
Call Blocker This application allows you to block calls on your device. It contains a blacklist and a whitelist. This application also saves records of rejected numbers that you may need later.
We hope that you have found a way to block a number on your Android device that works for you. Share your questions with us in the comments.
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