In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
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• Block messages
• Unblock messages
• Block unknown numbers
• Enable or disable spam protection
Block messages
1. From the home screen, select the
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Messages app.
2. Select the desiredÂ
message thread.Â
3. Select theÂ
Menu icon, then select
Details.Â
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4. Select Block & report spam. If desired, select the Report spam checkbox to have the number reported to Google. Select OK to confirm.Â
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Unblock messages
1. To remove a number from the Blocked numbers list, from the Messages app, select theÂ
Menu icon >
Spam & blocked >Â
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Menu icon >
Blocked numbers.
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2. Select the
XÂ icon next to the desired
number to unblock. Select
Unblock to confirm.
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Block unknown numbers
From the blocked numbers screen, select the Unknown switch.
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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.Â
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2. SelectÂ
Spam protection, then select theÂ
Enable spam protection switch to enable or disable as desired.Â