There are pleasant calls, but there are not very. Especially if someone calls you whom you do not want to hear, and would be happy to get rid of communication with this person. Especially for such cases, a blacklist was created. And today you will learn how to organize a blacklist on Android.
What is a blacklist?
Blacklist is a special feature that is available on almost all mobile phone models. It was created in order to protect itself, for example, from calls from hooligans or simply unpleasant people. You can also block advertising calls and newsletters. For these purposes, contacting mobile operators is not always effective. The point is not that blocking will begin to slow down the operation of the entire network, but that such actions can be regarded as interfering with the personal lives of customers. Of course, some operators still have such a service, but you will have to pay for it. Today you will learn about three free ways to create a blacklist on Android 4.2.
Standard way
This option is not suitable for all owners of Android phones. However, it is convenient in that it does not require an Internet connection. In addition, as a result, a subscriber from the black list trying to reach you will hear that the subscriber is unavailable, rather than short beeps, as if you were just talking to someone at that moment. The first thing you need to go into lock mode. Someone may not need this, but on most models it needs to be done to gain access to all the call setup features.
Go to the "Settings", there, turn on the "Lock Mode". After that, return to the desktop and go to the Phone. Click on the item "Options", then "Call Settings". Here you will find a long menu in which you need to find two functions: "Reject call" and "Call divert". Call rejection allows you to manage the blacklist by adding and removing numbers from it. In addition, you can restrict calls from certain regions or from certain telecom operators. Call forwarding is needed in order to create the illusion of the absence of a subscriber in the network. In order to do this, you need to take the operator number from the line "If unavailable", and insert it into the line "If busy." If this is not done, then the person calling you from the black list will hear only short beeps indicating that you are busy talking with someone else. It is worth noting once again that this method of creating a blacklist on Android is possible only for some phone models, mainly Samsung brands.
application
This method is much simpler than the previous one, and all owners of phones on the Android platform can use it. You just need to download an additional program to your smartphone. You need to download it from the play-market, and Blacklist is most suitable for continuous use. There are two versions of the program: paid and free. In order to create a black list of numbers on Android, the free version is quite enough. With it, you can block incoming calls and SMS. It also allows you to create templates for outgoing SMS and automatically respond to incoming calls and messages.
Antivirus
This method of creating a blacklist on Android, despite its unusual nature, will also fit all phone models with this OS. To do this, you need to download an antivirus from the Play-market, for example, Avast! Mobile Security. Go into it after installation. Find in the menu "Filter SMS and calls." Go into it, click "Create a new group." Choose the days of the week and the time when you do not want to receive calls from certain numbers. Here also choose these same numbers. You can select them from contacts, from the list of incoming calls or simply enter them yourself. The black list on Android is ready. Callers will hear that the subscriber is busy, and SMS simply will not be displayed. You can see who bothered you by going to the "Journal" section in the same application.