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This wikiHow teaches you how to block calls from anonymous numbers on your iPhone or Android. How helpful is this? Updated: 18 hours ago
You can do this by using Do Not Disturb on your iPhone, or by changing call settings on your Views: 1,307,413
Android if you have a Samsung phone. If you don't have a Samsung phone, you can download an
app called "Should I Answer?" to block incoming unknown calls on Android. Unfortunately, there
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Method
1 On iPhone

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1 Open your iPhone's

it on the Home Screen.
Settings. Tap the grey app with gears on it. You'll usually find

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2 Scroll down and tap Do Not Disturb. It's near the top of the Settings page.

3 Tap the white "Do Not Disturb" switch . It will turn green .

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 4 Tap A l l o w C a l l s F r o m . This option is near the bottom of the screen.

5 Tap A l l C o n t a c t s . Doing so will select your entire contacts list as the exception to
Do Not Disturb. You will no longer receive calls from people who aren't saved in your
Contacts app.
This method blocks calls from any numbers that aren't saved in your Contacts app,
meaning that you might miss out on a work- or appointment-based call.
Do Not Disturb also prevents other app notifications (e.g., text messages, email,
social media) from showing up as alerts.

Method
2 On Samsung Galaxy

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1 Make sure that you have a Samsung phone. Samsung phones are the only Androids
that have an anonymous caller rejection setting.[1]
If you're using a non-Samsung Android phone, skip ahead to the Should I Answer app
method instead.

2 Open the Phone app. Tap the phone-shaped app on your Android's main screen.

3 Tap ⋮ . It's in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.

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4 Tap S e t t i n g s . You'll find this near the bottom of the drop-down menu.

5 Tap B l o c k n u m b e r s . It's in the middle of the menu. This will open the call-blocking
settings.

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 6 Tap the grey "Block anonymous calls" switch
Samsung will now block any calls from unknown numbers.
. It will turn blue . Your

Method
3 Using Should I Answer on Android

1 Download Should I Answer. If you already have the Should I Answer app, skip this
step. To download it:

Open the Google Play Store.

Tap the search bar.
Type in s h o u l d i a n s w e r
Tap Should I Answer?
Tap INSTALL
Tap AGREE

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2 Open Should I Answer. Tap OPEN on the right side of the Google Play Store page, or
tap the Should I Answer app icon in your Android's App Drawer.

3 Tap C O N T I N U E twice. Both CONTINUE options are at the bottom of the screen.
Doing so will take you to the main page.

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4 Tap the S E T T I N G S tab. It's at the top of the main Should I Answer page.

5 Scroll down to the "Block INCOMING calls from" section. This area is near the
bottom of the page.

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Tap the grey "hidden numbers" switch . It will change color
which means that
Should I Answer will block incoming calls from restricted or anonymous numbers.
You can close Should I Answer after this point—your settings will be saved and
Should I Answer will remain on in the background.

Community Q&A

How can I stop getting blocked calls on my landline phone?

You can use PhoneTray software (installed on your PC) to prevent blocked calls
wikiHow Contributor from getting through on a landline. It costs around $30.
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How do I get rid of an unknown number on Whatsapp?

Go onto recent calls and select, Clear Recent. The number should now be gone.
wikiHow Contributor
Not Helpful 0 Helpful 5

How do I block someone with no caller ID?

Get the app, TruCaller, and it has an option to set spam numbers. It'll also
wikiHow Contributor automatically block all telemarketers and stuff automatically (if the community
reported them as a telemarketer trough the app).
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How do I unblock callers on my iPhone?

Go to the “Contacts” tab. Choose the person you would like to block or unblock,
wikiHow Contributor and tap “Unblock This Caller.”
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Tips

If you live in the United States of America, you can register your phone number with the Do Not
Call registry by going to https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx, clicking REGISTER
HERE, and entering your phone number and a working email address. This will require
telemarketers and spammers to remove your phone number from their call lists within 31 days.

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1. ↑ https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-block-phone-calls-on-your-android-smartphone/

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