Tired of offers for loans and sweepstakes, incoming spam sms can be easily blocked using useful apps. In this article, we will analyze several programs: Messages from Google, Messages from Samsung, SMS spam.
Blocking spam via Google Messages
Install the Google Messenger app from the Play Store.
Let's choose to use the default app. Next, in the upper right corner, click on the three dots, a pop-up menu will appear. Choose Settings – General – Anti-Spam.
Turn on spam protection. Now messages from spam numbers will be blocked in most cases.
If not all advertising messages are blocked, we will block the sender manually. To do this, a long press on SMS will open an additional menu at the top of the screen. choose to block the sender. Now all messages from him will be blocked automatically.
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Block Spam via Samsung Messages
This app (Samsung Messages) is installed by default on all Samsung devices. Install the application and launch it. Go to Settings – Block numbers and messages – Block numbers.
In the input field we drive in the phone number (or select from the call and contact log), calls and messages from which we want to block.
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Block spam via Blacklist
Install the “Blacklist” application from the Play Market. Let's assign this application to work with text messages.
On the main screen, tabs are available to us:
- sms – displays a list of all incoming sms;
- blacklist – displays blocked messages from the blacklist of numbers;
- log – history of blocked calls and SMS;
- schedule – block calls and sms only on certain days and at certain times. It is convenient to create your own schedule.
Go to Settings (top right) – Lock. And here we configure what we want to block. The following options are available:
- Calls – block calls from the blacklist.
- Hidden numbers – block calls and SMS from hidden numbers.
- Unknown numbers – block all calls except contacts.
- All calls – block all incoming calls.
- All calls during VoIP connection – blocks all calls during audio chat.
- SMS – Block messages from the blacklist.
- Unknown numbers – block SMS from all numbers except contacts.
- Letter numbers – block sms from letter numbers (names of companies, banks or advertising campaigns).
- All SMS – block all text messages.
The application is convenient, free (there is advertising) and without any restrictions. I advise you to install.
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Blocking spam through the operator's personal account
Mobile operators have a Blacklist service and blocking of unwanted calls and SMS (SPAM). You can enable the service in your personal account:
- MTS: www.lk.mts.ru
- Beeline: www.moskva.beeline.ru/login
- Megaphone: www.lk.megafon.ru
- Tele2: www.msk.tele2.ru/lk
- Motive: www.lk.motivtelecom.ru
We go to the section “Services” and look for “Blacklist” or “Blocking …”