How to Unlock Your Phone’s Trusty Call-Blocking Powers
Telemarketers, scammers, and political surveyors have one thing in common: They can all ruin your day with a barrage of unsolicited phone spam. If the Do Not Call List isn’t doing its job for you, or your phone just won’t shut up, your best bet is to start blockin’. There are plenty of apps that let you fine tune the call screening process, but all you really need is already baked into your phone.
Open up your phone app and go to the Recent Calls tab. There will be a list of outgoing or incoming numbers. On the right side of the number you want to block, you’ll find a tiny information button. After tapping that, scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. Here, it will say, ‘Block this caller.’ Boom, you are done.
To maintain your list of blocked numbers, go to your Settings. Choose the tab titled Phone, and then select Blocked List. Here, you’ll find all the numbers you have previously blocked. You can add new numbers to the list or remove them if you’ve had a change of heart. Once you hit add Add New, your contacts will appear. Select a contact and that number will then migrate over to your blocked list.
