In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• Block messages
• Unblock messages
• Block unknown numbers
• Enable or disable spam protection
Block messages
1. From the home screen, select the
Messages app.
2. Select the desired
message thread.
3. Select the
Menu icon, then select
Details.
4. Select Block & report spam. If desired, select the Report spam checkbox to have the number reported to Google. Select OK to confirm.
Unblock messages
1. To remove a number from the Blocked numbers list, from the Messages app, select the
Menu icon >
Spam & blocked >
Menu icon >
Blocked numbers.
2. Select the
X icon next to the desired
number to unblock. Select
Unblock to confirm.
Block unknown numbers
From the blocked numbers screen, select the Unknown switch.
Enable or disable spam protection
1. Enabling spam protection helps protect you from spam texts in the Messages app by notifying you if a text is coming from a suspected spammer. From the Messages app, select the Account icon, then select Messages settings.
2. Select
Spam protection, then select the
Enable spam protection switch to enable or disable as desired.