Credit: Alamy/The Guardian
Google has just upgraded spam phone call handling on Nexus & Android One phones running Android 6.0 or above.
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/26/google-android-app-caller-id-block-spam-nuisance-calls
Google support
https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/3459196
If you don’t have one of the phones listed above, Android has something for you too. After a spam (or other unwanted) phone call:
● go into the Logs screen of the phone app
● select the unwanted phone call
● select the menu icon ( ≡ or ⋮ )
● select Add to Auto reject list
● press back
● menu icon ( ≡ or ⋮ )
● Settings
● Call
● Call rejection
● Auto reject mode
Auto reject numbers 🔘
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