Smartphones, and mobile phones in general, are a great thing that lets you stay in touch with your loved ones, friends, or use them for work or similar activities. In other words, they are beneficial to everyone.
However, there are occasions when their existence may do more harm than good, and that is when you get harassed over the phone, or you simply no longer want to communicate with a person, for whatever reason. On such occasions, your phone may become an instrument of unnecessary stress, and that shouldn’t be the case.
For that reason, blocking certain contacts might come as the best solution that will relieve you from stress, and here you are going to learn the way to achieve that on your Android device.
How to Block a Number on Android
If you are wondering how you can block a number from your contacts list, this is what you need to do.
How to Block a Number on Android over the Contact App
Blocking your unwanted contacts over the Contacts app includes the following path:
- As you may guess, the first thing to do is to enter Contacts.
- After that, you should find the contact that you want to block and tap it.
- Once you do that, go to “Options” or “More” (three dots located in the top right corner)
and select “Block numbers”.
- Confirm that by pressing “Block”, in the newly opened window and your unwanted contact will now be blocked.
How to Block a Number on Android over the Phone App
If you prefer typing in the unwanted phone number by yourself, this is what you need to do:
- To begin with, open the Phone app on your Android
and go to “Options” or “More” (three dots located in the top right corner).
- There, select “Settings”
and after that “Blocked numbers”.
- Choose “Add a number”, and type the phone number that you want to block, in the newly opened window, and press “Block”. Your unwanted contacts will now be blocked.
How to Unblock a Number on Android
In case you have changed your opinion and want to unblock the unwanted Contact, this is what needs to be done.
How to Unblock a Number on Android over the Contacts App
In the case you blocked the number through the Contacts app, you have to do the following:
- First, enter the “Contacts”, find the blocked contact, and enter it.
- After that, go to “Options” or “More” (three dots located in the top right corner),
select “Unblock numbers” and confirm that, in the newly opened window. Your contact will instantly be unblocked.
How to Unblock a Number on Android over the Phone App
If your Contact was blocked through the Phone app, this is what you need to do to unblock it:
- To begin with, enter Phone App, on your phone,
and go to go to “Options” or “More” (three dots located in the top right corner).
- Select “Settings”,
go to “Blocked numbers”,
and select the x, next to the phone number you want to unblock.
- Confirm that by pressing “Unblock” in the newly opened window, and that is it.
