{"id":10533,"date":"2021-01-28T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/blog\/?p=10533"},"modified":"2021-01-25T16:46:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T00:46:08","slug":"how-to-block-a-phone-number-get-rid-of-robocalls-and-scam-text-messages-once-and-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.socialcatfish.cloud\/scamfish\/how-to-block-a-phone-number-get-rid-of-robocalls-and-scam-text-messages-once-and-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Block a Phone Number: Get Rid of Robocalls and Scam Text Messages Once and For All!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you own a smartphone, you&#8217;ve probably received those annoying <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/how-to-stop-robocalls\/\">random robocalls<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/how-to-report-scam-text-messages\/\">scam text messages<\/a> and have wondered how to make them go away. Thankfully, modern-day technology has given us the solution to block phone numbers that we don&#8217;t want to contact us. While this is primarily handy for blocking scammers, it&#8217;s also handy when you have an ex who won&#8217;t stop contacting you, an ex-friend you don&#8217;t want to talk to, or <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/how-to-block-telemarketers\/\">telemarketers<\/a> who annoy you. Because of these reasons, it is important to know how to block a phone number when you get these pesky calls.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Block a Phone Number on an iPhone<\/h2>\n[aesop_image  img=&#8221;https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-13-at-3.55.29-PM.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;100%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;center&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221; overlay_revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You can silence unknown calls on an iPhone<\/strong> by going to Settings &#8211; Phone &#8211; and Silence Unknown Callers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>You can filter unknown messages<\/strong> by sending them to a separate list. To do this, go to Settings &#8211; Messages &#8211; and Filter Unknown Sends.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To block a number that called you,<\/strong> open the <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/hijacked-phone-number\/\">phone app<\/a> and go to your <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/how-to-tell-if-a-phone-number-is-real\/\">recent callers.<\/a> Find the number you want to block and then tap the lowercase &#8220;i&#8221; in a circle next to it. Scroll down the list of options and click &#8220;Block This Caller.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>To block someone in your contact list<\/strong>, go to Settings &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/reverse-phone-number-lookup\/\">Phone<\/a> &#8211; Blocked Contacts. Scroll to the bottom of the list and tap &#8220;Add New.&#8221; Once your Contacts list comes up, click on the person you would like to block. You can also do this by going to Settings &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/scammer-messages-what-are-some-messages-that-scammers-have-sent-their-victims\/\">Messages<\/a> &#8211; Blocked Contacts &#8211; Add New.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To block someone who texted you,<\/strong> go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/sms-phishing\/\">messages between you and that person<\/a>. Then, tap their phone number at the top of their screen. Click on the &#8220;Info&#8221; icon and then once again, click the &#8220;Info&#8221; icon. Then once you get to this list, click on &#8220;Block this Caller.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>To block someone random on FaceTime,<\/strong> go on the FaceTime app. Then, find the last time you guys had a FaceTime conversation together. Click on the info icon by the phone number on the app. Then scroll down the list of options to &#8220;Block This Caller.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>To block someone from your Contacts list on FaceTime,<\/strong> go to Settings &#8211; FaceTime &#8211; Blocked Contacts. Scroll down to the bottom of the list, click &#8220;Add New,&#8221; and select the name(s) you would like to block.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Block a Phone Number on an Android<\/h2>\n[aesop_image  img=&#8221;https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Male-hands-using-smartphone-537860-scaled.jpg&#8221; panorama=&#8221;off&#8221; imgwidth=&#8221;100%&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; lightbox=&#8221;off&#8221; captionsrc=&#8221;custom&#8221; captionposition=&#8221;center&#8221; revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221; overlay_revealfx=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<p><strong>*These steps might vary between different types of Android devices.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>For most Android devices,<\/strong> click the <a href=\"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/scam-likely-calls-here-are-some-robocall-scams-to-watch-out-for\/\">phone number<\/a> you want to block. Then, scroll to the bottom of the list of options and choose &#8220;Block Number.&#8221; You can also click on the ellipses on the top right of the screen of the phone number you want to block and choose &#8220;Block Number.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>On Android Lollipop,\u00a0<\/strong>select Call Settings &#8211; Call Rejection &#8211; and Auto Reject List. Type in the number you want to block, hit search, and select this number. Click Done.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On Marshmallow or Nougat,<\/strong> open your Dialer app and go to your recent call list. Find the phone number you would like to block then select Block\/Report Spam. 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