If you don’t want to receive calls from a certain phone number, you can block it. When the number tries to call you, your phone will decline the call automatically.
Important: Some of these steps only work on Android 6.0 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Block a number
- Open your Phone app
.
- Tap More Call history .
- Tap a call from the number that you want to block.
- Tap Block/report spam.
Tip: If visual voicemail is on, blocked callers cannot leave voicemails. Learn how to turn on visual voicemail.
Block unknown numbers
- Open your Phone app .
- Tap More .
- Tap
Settings Blocked numbers.
- Turn on Unknown.
This will block calls from private or unidentified numbers. You will still receive calls from phone numbers that are not stored in your contacts.
Unblock a number
- Open your Phone app .
- Tap More .
- Tap Settings
Blocked numbers.
- Next to the number that you want to unblock, tap Clear Unblock.
Tip: Any calls that you received from the number while it was blocked won't show in your call history.
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- Block a contact and put it on a blacklist on Alcatel
- Save the number in question in your contacts
- Add to the blacklist the number you want to block
- Use third-party applications to manage the Alcatel blacklist
- Reset a contact and remove it from the black list on your Alcatel
- To conclude on the blacklist of your Alcatel
How to put or remove a blacklist contact on Alcatel
It is quite common if you want to remove or put a contact on the blacklist of your Alcatel to block unwanted calls, messages or other unwanted requests from a particular number.
For example, you may very well want to block calls for advertising, or even from someone you don't want on the phone.
Don't worry, managing your blacklist, or blocked numbers list is easier than it looks. In this article we show you how to put a contact on your blocked numbers list first, then possibly rehabilitate this number by unsubscribing from this list second.
Block a contact and put it on a blacklist on Alcatel
Save the number in question in your contacts
This may seem counterintuitive to you, but to block a number, it must be saved in your contacts.
Indeed, it is from the contact list that you can blacklist the number you want to block.
Add to the blacklist the number you want to block
To actually add the number to the blacklist on your Alcatel, simply go to the contact containing the number in question, click on the 'menu' key on your Alcatel, and select the 'block this contact' option. or 'add to blacklist'. That's it, your contact is now added to the blacklist of your Alcatel. This contact will no longer be able to inconvenience you.
Use third-party applications to manage the Alcatel blacklist
Many applications, free or paid, allow you to manage the Alcatel blacklist. To download them, the best is to go to the Alcatel Play Store. By typing 'blacklist for numbers' in the search bar, you can then have access to a whole bunch of applications like 'Mr Number', 'Call Blacklist' or even 'Call Blocker'. We strongly recommend that you call a specialist if you are not sure about how to download safely these applications to your Alcatel.
Reset a contact and remove it from the black list on your Alcatel
To remove a contact from the blacklist, it's even easier.
Since the blocked number is saved in the contacts of your Alcatel, you simply have to go to the contact card, via the contact menu, then click on the menu button of your Alcatel. You can then simply uncheck the option 'block this number' so that your contact can call you again.
By doing so you have been able to remove the number linked to the contact from your blacklist.
To conclude on the blacklist of your Alcatel
We have seen here how to put or remove an unwanted number from your blacklist. We hope you found this article helpful.
However, we recommend that you call in a professional or a tech-savvy friend if you haven't been able to do the previous operations.
Indeed, some versions of Android are more complex to handle, and it could be so on your Alcatel. So do not hesitate to contact someone expert in telephony to help you.
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