How to block numbers on android and IOS smartphone

Getting spam calls from unknown or unwanted persons or mobile network providers campaign numbers can be so annoying and frustrating, most times you wish you can block those numbers from calling you permanently or temporarily as the case may be, but since there is no technical method to do so you are only left with the only option of picking the calls to hung up later when you must have discovered that it’s spam call.

Though our telecom regulatory commission(NCC) has made a positive move towards blocking spam and campaign messages, simply sending SMS “STOP” to 2442 from any network in Nigeria this will deactivate every campaign and spam message on that line, the battle is half won since they are yet to do anything concerning the spam calls we tend to receive from our mobile network provider campaign numbers, for that reason, I will unveil on this post a simple and hassle-free method of blocking those spam or campaign calls or any other mobile phone number you wish to stop calling your line.

NOTE: that this method works only on android or IOS smartphones

How To Block Numbers on Android And IOS

Straight to the point follow the instruction below to block any number on an Andriod or IOS smartphone

1. Download this app (Call blacklist) from here for Android and on Appstore for IOS
launch the app

2. click on the + sign to add those numbers you want to stop reaching you each time they call, you can select those numbers or contacts from your contacts, recent call log, messages or you can input the number manually

What This app simply does is to automatically hangup the call any time the blacklisted number calls you, it performs this act in milliseconds before the call will even ring at your end so practically your phone will not ring at all, the caller (the blacklisted number) will receive a NOT availabe reply at his end
you can equally use this app to block messages also

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With the above tweak, You can now stop those spam calls or temporary block that number that keeps buzzing you.

You can unblock any of the numbers anytime you wish simply deleting them from the list of blocked numbers

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