Block or unblock a phone number If you don’t want to get calls from a certain phone number, you can block it. When the number tries to call you, your phone declines the call automatically. Important: Some of these steps only work on Android 6.0 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
You can stop unwanted calls and messages, and block or mark them as spam. When Google Voice suspects a call might be spam, it displays a warning on the incoming call screen and in your call history.
To use caller ID and spam protection, your phone may need to send information about your calls to Google. If someone outside your contact list calls you, or you call them, that phone number is sent to Google to help identify its business Caller ID name or determine if the call is spam. Google doesn’t get phone numbers from your Contact list. Learn how we help keep your data safe.
Block or unblock a phone number If you don’t want to receive calls from a certain phone number, you can block it. When the number tries to call you, your phone will decline the call automatically. Important: Some of these steps only work on Android 6.0 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Under “Notification filters,” choose what to block or allow. To let a call through if the same person calls twice in 15 minutes, turn on Allow repeat callers. Alarms & other interruptions: Block or allow alarms, media, touch sounds, reminders, or calendar events. Tip: With any settings, critical notifications show.
If you set your child’s calls and texts permission to "Only contacts I add," they can only participate in group chats in the supported apps with allowed participants. The child can send a request with all the numbers that require approval and all numbers need to be approved for the child to interact with the group.
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