In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• Block messages
• Unblock messages
• Enable or disable spam protection
Block messages
1. From the home screen, select theÂ
![messages](https://www.att.com/devicehowtomedia/image/inline_images/google/os10/messages.png)
Â
Messages app.
2. Select the desiredÂ
message thread.Â
3. Select theÂ
Menu icon, then select
Details.Â
4. Select Block & report spam. If desired, select the Report spam checkbox to have the number reported to Google. Select OK to confirm.Â
Unblock messages
To remove a number from the Blocked numbers list, from the Messages app select theÂ
Menu icon >
Spam & blocked. Select and hold the desired
number, then select theÂ
![delete](https://www.att.com/devicehowtomedia/image/inline_images/delete_icon.png)
Â
Delete icon. SelectÂ
Delete to confirm.
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 theÂ
![menu](https://www.att.com/devicehowtomedia/image/inline_images/menu_DOTS.png)
Â
Menu icon then selectÂ
Settings.
![Image 5](https://www.att.com/devicehowtomedia/image/google_pixel4/os12/9006146_05.jpg)
2. SelectÂ
Spam protection, then select theÂ
Enable spam protection switch to enable or disable as desired.Â