Block calls and texts

About blocking

If you don’t want to get calls or texts from a certain phone number, you can block it. When the number tries to contact you, your phone declines automatically.

You can still call or text a number you've blocked. But, you'll see Blocked on the listing in the Phone app and will get a warning in the Messages app, because you won't receive a response or a return call unless you unblock the number.

Block a number

Use either app to block both calls and texts from a number.

From the Phone app:

  1. Touch .
  2. Touch & hold a call from the number to block.
  3. Touch Block/report spam.
  4. If you don’t want to report the number as spam to Google, remove the checkmark.
  5. Touch Block.

From the Messages app:

  1. Touch & hold the conversation thread from the number to block.

  2. Touch > Block.

    Or, touch (for numbers saved in your contacts).

  3. If you don’t want to report the call as spam to Google, remove the checkmark.
  4. Touch OK.

Block all numbers for a contact

  1. Open the Contacts app.
  2. Touch the person's name.
  3. Touch > Block numbers.
  4. If you don’t want to report the call as spam to Google, remove the checkmark.
  5. Touch Block.

On the contact screen, you'll see by the blocked numbers.

Unblock a number

From the Phone app:

  1. Touch > Settings > Blocked numbers.
  2. Touch by the number to unblock.

From the Messages app:

  1. Touch > Spam & blocked.
  2. Touch the blocked conversation.
  3. Touch Unblock.

From the Contacts app:

  1. Touch > Settings > Blocked numbers.
  2. Touch by the contact to unblock.

Identify and block spam callers automatically

For numbers that aren't in your contacts, Google can provide information about the number and warnings about potential spam callers.

  1. Touch .
  2. Touch > Settings > Caller ID & spam.
  3. Turn See caller and spam ID on .

  4. To prevent ringing and notifications from suspected spam calls, turn Filter spam calls on .

    You won't receive notifications for these calls, but you'll see them in your call history and can check any voicemail you receive.

When Caller ID & spam is on:

  • If you see “Suspected spam caller” or “Spam” for an incoming call, you can answer the call or block and report the number.
  • Your phone may need to send information about your calls to Google.
  • It doesn’t control whether your number shows when you make calls.

If you don't want Google to identify spam callers, touch > > Settings > Caller ID & spam and turn it off .