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Ways to help prevent spam calls on Android devices

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Written by George
Updated over a week ago

There are two effective ways to reduce unwanted calls on your Android device.

Filter Out spam calls πŸ›‘οΈ

This method identifies and filters known spam numbers while still letting you see them in your call history.

Steps to enable spam protection

  1. Open the Phone app

  2. Tap the three dots in the top right corner

  3. Tap Settings

  4. Go to Spam and Call Screen

  5. Turn on Caller ID and spam protection

Optional extra protection

  1. Tap Block numbers

  2. Turn on Block spam and scam calls

πŸ”” With this option enabled, you won't receive missed call or voicemail notifications from filtered calls, but you can still see them in your call history and voicemail.


Block unknown numbers 🚫

This method stops all calls from withheld and unknown numbers completely.

Steps to block unknown callers

  1. Open the Phone app

  2. Tap the three dots in the top right corner

  3. Tap Settings

  4. Tap Blocked numbers

  5. Turn on Unknown


Report spam numbers πŸ“

Help protect everyone by reporting spam calls. You can report suspicious numbers to help improve spam detection for all users.

πŸ”” You can report spam numbers through your phone's built-in reporting feature or via official channels.

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