Samsung Galaxy: How to Block Spam, Scam and Unknown Calls

Quick summary: Samsung’s Phone app can block unknown numbers, spam and scam calls and specific numbers. It won’t stop 100% of them, but it blocks most.

Block unknown, spam and scam calls

1. Open the Phone app, tap the three dots and go to Settings > Block numbers.
2. Block calls from unknown numbers: I turn this on, because 9 times out of 10 those calls are fishy. Be careful: anyone calling from an unknown number goes straight to voicemail.
3. Tap Block spam and scam calls and turn it on. It uses Hiya to identify spam and scam callers.
4. Choose what to block: I block all spam and scam calls. You can choose to block only high-risk scam calls instead.

Worst case, a real caller ends up in voicemail and you call them back.

Block a specific number

1. In Block numbers, tap Add phone number, type the number and add it.
2. To unblock one, tap the minus next to it. To clear the whole list, tap Unblock all numbers at the top.

Block or report from your recent calls

1. In the Phone app, go to Recents and tap the number that called you.
2. Tap Block and confirm to stop getting calls from it.
3. Tap More > Report to report it as spam, fraud or a robocall. That helps other people who use the service.

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