How to block unwanted calls on your mobile

Are you tired of those salespeople who call at any time to offer you their new products? Large companies are always buying user data from some services in order to call and offer your products. ‘Aren't you interested in our service, more modern than the others for just...?'.

There comes a time when even the most composed person loses patience with these calls. But no matter how much you insist that they not call again, they often ignore you and you may find yourself with several calls each week. In the most extreme cases you can see many calls in the same day, or at times when no sensible person would think of calling.

How incredible it would be to be able to block unwanted calls on the mobile, so no one would have to worry about receiving these annoying calls over and over again. Don't wish for it anymore because it is something that has long ceased to be a simple dream. No matter who is calling you, you can block a number and stop receiving your calls.

The only drawback that can be found here is that they can call you from a different number. Although after blocking a couple of phone numbers you will see how you will no longer have to worry about annoying sales calls.

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Block unwanted calls on Android

With the latest versions of the system you can block calls on Android in a really simple way. Previously we talked about how to block them using Blacklist, an app that was exclusively dedicated to preventing unwanted numbers from calling our mobile. Fortunately now you don't have to go to any third-party application. One can now get rid of any annoying contact natively on Android.

How do I block a number on Android? To stop receiving messages or calls from a specific phone number on your mobile, it is as simple as adding it to the list of blocked numbers that Android now has. You can find this in the settings of your terminal. Adding a number to this list is really simple:

Go to the calling app on your mobile (it has a phone icon)
Display the calls menu and select the option Call History.
Find the number you want to block in the recent calls list.
Keep chin pressed the number you want to block. You will see a new list displayed.
Press the Block number button.
Confirm the lock by pressing Block in the new window.

In this simple way you will be able to prevent that number from calling you again or sending SMS. What you won't get by blocking the number is having it send you messages through applications like WhatsApp or Telegram. If you also want to eliminate the possibility of being contacted by this means, you can do so using the block list of the app in question.

Block unwanted calls on iPhone

You have an Iphone? Apple mobile phones have been offering their users the possibility of avoid calls from unwanted numbers. As with Android, it is as simple as adding a number to the terminal's call blacklist, in this way any means of communication through the phone is cut off.

The steps to follow are just as simple as before. In case you want remove a number from the blacklist You will simply have to repeat the process but unblocking the number this time.

In the case of iPhone you can block numbers in different media: telephone, SMS and FaceTime.

Phone

Go to Configuration
Look for the option Phone
Press on Call blocking and identity
Select the phone number you want to block to no longer receive calls from it.

Messages

Go to Configuration
In the terminal configuration look for the option Messages
Click on Blocked numbers
Add the number you want to stop receiving messages from.

FaceTime

Again, access Configuration
Search FaceTime among configuration options
Press on Blocked numbers
Enter the number you want to block on FaceTime

This way you will be able to get rid of that annoying person on your iPhone. You can block a number to stop receiving calls but you can still receive messages. This way you can choose by what means you want to get rid of a heavy user. In the event that you do not want him to contact you in any way, you will have to add the number to the blocked number list of each medium.