Mumbai: Spam calls and messages are annoying and distracting. Most people get spam multiple spam calls every day. One might miss important calls from their family, friends, or work because they have to put their phone on silent.
Both Google and Apple have features that allow users to deal with unknown callers on Android phones and iPhones.
How to block unknown numbers in Android:
Open the Phone app on your Android phone.
Tap on the three-dot icon at the top right corner of the screen and select Call History.
Find a call from an unknown number and tap on it.
Tap on Block/report spam at the bottom of the screen.
You can choose to report the number as spam or not. Then tap on Block to confirm.
To block all unknown numbers, go back to the Phone app and tap on the three-dot icon again.
Select Settings and then Blocked numbers.
Turn on the toggle next to Unknown.
You will not receive any calls from private or unidentified numbers. If you have visual voicemail enabled, blocked callers will not be able to leave voicemails either.
To block unknown numbers in iPhone, follow these steps:
Go to Settings > Phone
Scroll down and tap Silence Unknown Callers
Turn on the feature by sliding the toggle to the right
Calls from unknown numbers are silenced and sent to your voicemail
You will not get a notification when an unknown number calls you
You can always turn off the feature if you want to receive calls from unknown numbers again
How to activate Do Not Disturb (DND):
If you want to stop getting spam calls from telemarketers, you can activate the Do Not Disturb (DND) service on your number. This service is provided by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) through the National Customer Preference Register (NCPR).
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Open your SMS app and type START.
Send this message to 1909.
You will receive a reply from your service provider with a list of categories and their codes. For example, Banking (1), Hospitality (2), etc.
Reply with the code of the category that you want to block. You can also type 0 to block all categories.
You will receive a confirmation message from your service provider. The DND service will start within 24 hours.
Once enabled, you will not receive any calls from telemarketers in the category or categories that you have blocked.
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