How to Block text messages on android?

How to Block text messages on android? Useless messages annoy us a lot. We all want to get rid of that. Here we will learn how to block these messages from your phone permanently. How to Block text messages on android? Getting frustrated by the messages of the service provider, or spam messages, or someone whom you hate too much.

Cell phones are the most important part of our life now. We always stick to our cell phone, take a call, click selfies, send dm’s and what not. But there is an important part of cellular service is “SMS” or text message, which we don’t generally use nowadays or once or twice a week. But text messages on the phone annoy us too much. Take it messages from the service provider about data plans or scammers for asking credit or debit card information, or spam messages to buy credit cards, sometimes message from the person we don’t like. All of us go through these things daily.

Today we are going to deal with these problems. The only solution to this problem is blocking these text messages. There are several ways to do it. We will learn most of them here. Let’s dig into it.

Through the android default messaging app

All the android phone in the market comes with a preloaded messaging app. Most of them support message blocking. It is very easy to block messages from these apps. Now let’s do it.

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• Step 1. Open your default message app.
• Step 2. Click the menu option.
• Step 3. Open blocked contacts.
• Step 4. Press the “+” sign to add a new contact.

Step 5. Hit OK.

This will block that number from further sending you messages.

Some apps also block class from those numbers make sure of that.

If your default messaging app does not support blocking, don’t panic we have many other ways to do that.

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By the Handcent SMS app

Handcent SMS app is one of the popular messaging apps. It is available for free on the play store. We can easily block any number from messaging from this app. Let’s go through this.

• Step 1. Download and install the app.
• Step 2. Launch the app.
• Step 3. Give all the needed permission to the app. The app will ask for making it default messaging app. If you want to make this app your default app click on agree, else deny it. If you don’t make this app your default messaging app you will get multiple notifications for the same message.

Now you did that let’s move further.

• Step 4. On the homepage of the app, click the menu button, and then change from “Inbox” to “more”.
• Step 5. Open Settings.
• Step 6. Head to “Manage Blocklist” and tap to open it.
• Step 7. Once the blocklist opens. Press the “+” or add a new contact sign to add a new contact.

Now that contact is blocked. You won’t gent any further annoying messages from that person.

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Through the Google Messages app

Google has its messaging app on the play store. If your phone comes with stock android then you have this app by default. If not download it. This app provides an easy and efficient messaging service as well as a perfect message blocking system. Use this app to block your annoying messages. This app provides two ways to block messages, we will see them one by one Let’s see how to do it.

• Step 1. Download and install the app.
• Step 2. Launch the app.
• Step 3. Give all the needed permission to the app. The app will ask for making it default messaging app. If you want to make this app your default app click on agree, else deny it. If you don’t make this app your default messaging app you will get multiple notifications for the same message.

Now you did that let’s move further.

First method

• Step 4. Open the SMS you want to block.
• Step 5. Click on the 3(menu) dot button on the top right of the page. Click on “Details”.
• Step 6. Hit the block and report spam button.
• Step 7. If you want to report spam that number left the checkbox, else uncheck it.
• Step 8. Click on the “OK” button.

Second method

• Step 1. On the home page of the app click on the 3 dots (menu)button on the top right of the page. Click on “blocked contacts”.
• Step 2. Tap on “ADD A NUMBER”.
• Step 3. Enter the contact number and hit ok. Now that contact is blocked on your device.

Through the contacts app

You can also block messages by using your phone’s contact app. However, this method has a drawback it also blocks all the calls from that specific contact. If you are okay with not getting calls from that specific contact then we can go further with this method.

• Step 1. Open your phone contact app.
• Step 2. Tap on contact which is sending you messages and you need to block.
• Step 3. Click Tap on the 3 (menu)dot button on the top right of the page. Click on “Block Contact”.
• Step 4. Hit the “Block” button.

The messages and calls from that number will be blocked by now.

There are more few methods below read them too.

Using the Truecaller app

Truecaller is one of the widely used apps for searching numbers. It also provides a messaging feature in its app. You can block any message from there. To use this app let’s see through the steps.

• Step 1. Download and install the app.
• Step 2. Launch the app.
• Step 3. Give all the needed permission to the app. The app will ask for making it default messaging app. If you want to make this app your default app click on agree, else deny it. If you don’t make this app your default messaging app you will get multiple notifications for the same message.

•  Step 4. On the home screen of the app, tap on the messages tab.
• Step 5. Over there tap on the “Spam” tab.
• Step 6. Tap on “ADD A NUMBER”.
• Step 7. Enter the contact number and hit ok.

The messages and calls from that number will be blocked by now.

There are more few methods below read them too.

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By the Facebook messenger app

Facebook’s messenger app is a widely used IM based service and also it has an integrated messaging service. This app will help you in blocking the messages that annoy you. Let’s do it now.

• Step 1. Download and install the app.
• Step 2. Launch the app.
• Step 3. Give all the needed permission to the app. The app will ask for making it default messaging app. If you want to make this app your default app click on agree, else deny it. If you don’t make this app your default messaging app you will get multiple notifications for the same message.

• Step 4. On the home screen of the app, tap and hold the message which you want to block.
• Step 5. Hit the menu button.
• Step 6. Click on the block button.
• Step 7. Again click on the block button to make sure that the contact is blocked.

Using your phone carrier

How to Block text messages on android using phone carrier?Network carries also give a feature to block a certain number from messing or calling. This method is permanent. This will require a proper reason to block the number. Once you block a number through your carrier you won’t be able to revert it. So think before using this method.

There are two ways to do it.

First is calling the customer care of your carrier and asking them to block a specific reason. They will ask you for a proper reason to block someone. Give them the reason. If they satisfy with the reason they will block the contact for you.

The second is using the carrier app. Some of the network carriers have their apps for maintaining your number. Just download that app and go to the blocking section. Enter the contact number and boom you are done.

But remember that for most of these companies this method is irreversible. So before using this method go through this thing.

Now a question arises that “Can sender know that they are blocked?”.

The simple answer is that they would never know that you have blocked them. The message will get delivered from their end and you won’t get the message. In some of the cases the message doesn’t get delivered.

Conclusion

Now you know How to Block text messages on android?. I hope it will make your life a bit easier. We saw various methods to block messages from our device. All of them are extremely easy. Keep in mind that some of the methods will block your calls from the number you blocked. I use Google Message for my messaging services and blocking useless messages. You should also give a try. There are also several other ways to block messages. I hope you liked this post.