How to blacklist on your phone

The times when calling a stranger was considered indecent are gone. The sales manager will be surprised to hear such archaism. The sales industry has developed a whole system of working with “cold contacts,” that is, for calling strangers who may become clients in the future. To protect against uninvited sellers and any unwanted people, the smartphone provides a special service - a black list. Often this is a temporary step - relationships with many are renewed and the person can be removed from the blacklist at any time, as soon as communication becomes appropriate.

How to stop the flow of emails

If someone doesn’t call, but sends out useless letters, for example, offering to take out a loan, you can get rid of him there, in the messages section:

They open one of the letters from the unwanted sender. At the top of the display there is a line “Details”, click on it.

Open the message from the unwanted sender, click on the “Details” line
Important! Sometimes there is the word “Details”, “Details”, “Change” or “Edit”.
An account will open. Click on the “i” icon. In the list, go to the data section and from there to the “Add to blacklist” or “Block” subsection.

Click on the “i” icon, then on the “Block caller” option, then “Block contact”

The flow of letters will stop.

Using Third Party Applications

Unfortunately, you cannot configure the black list in any way using the operating system. If your smartphone receives a very large number of unwanted calls, then it makes sense to set up a blacklist in the form of a separate program. You can find them on Google Play without much difficulty. You may consider the following applications:

Blacklist - blocks not only calls, but also SMS. It features very easy controls and the ability to manually enter an unwanted number. Virtually no resource consumption.
Blacklist PRO - allows you to enter not only a specific number, but also a whole group of them, when the numbers begin with certain numbers. The program will also delight you with different blocking modes. The PRO version includes password protection and disabling notifications.
Call blocker - has a simplified interface and a minimum number of settings. It has several blocking modes, one of which allows calls only from numbers known to the system.
Don't Call Me is a fairly easy-to-learn application whose interface is in Russian. Allows you to get rid of calls from a specific number in just a couple of taps. To do this, you just need to go to the “Call Log”, and then block the number from which you are tired of calling. An interesting feature of this “Black List” is the database of bank and collector numbers. The program is compatible with most modern smartphones, including dual-SIM ones.

All the utilities we mentioned are free. But many of them offer advanced functionality only in the paid version. In any case, their capabilities are much more impressive than the blacklists built into different versions of the Android operating system.

What is the “Black List” and what is it used for?

“Blacklist” is an additional feature that all modern phones are equipped with. With the help of the “Black List”, owners of smartphones based on the Android operating system can protect themselves from calls from hooligans and unpleasant people with whom they try not to communicate, block calls from various advertising agencies, and their mailings.

You can block a contact through your mobile operator. Unlike blocking via phone, the function is paid, but it provides more options. For example, except for incoming calls, you will not receive notifications about calls from the specified subscriber or his messages.

Adding a contact to the blacklist using the built-in function does not provide such opportunities, but it is completely free. In this case, calls from the selected subscriber will be blocked, but the system will automatically send you a notification about this call, and all messages sent by the subscriber will also be received.

How to blacklist a number and where it is located

The location of the function differs slightly from the firmware installed on the smartphone.

Android

Regardless of the operating system version and preinstalled interface:

Open the Phone app.
Expand the "More" menu. Looks like three dots or lines placed vertically. Found in the main menu or keyboard.
Select Settings.
Tap on “Black List” or “Blocking Numbers”. On Xiaomi smartphones, the function is defined as “Antispam”.
Here are people's phone numbers, restricted for calls to the owner of the device and available for free viewing.

The next step is to enter your phone:

Click "Add contact" or click on the "+" next to the input line.
Select where the phone will be added from: from the call log or you must enter it manually.
An “undesirable” person will automatically take a place on the list.

Or:

Launch Contacts.
Click on the card with the subscriber number to expand the additional menu.
Tap on “Add to blacklist”. This function may be hidden under “More”.

Note! Users will not be able to send messages, which is suitable for blocking SMS spam.

To remove a person from the blacklist:

Proceed to the list as described at the beginning.
Press and hold your finger on a contact until additional functions appear.
Click on “Delete” or “Remove”.

iOS

Apple smartphones received this function for 4 applications at once, which makes it easier to work with blocked ones:

"Telephone";
"Messages";
"FaceTime";
"Mail".

To restrict a subscriber:

Launch the Phone application.
In the “Recents” section, tap on the “i” icon next to the person’s mobile phone.
Scroll down the page of the menu that appears and select “Block caller.”

To add to an emergency through applications on a smartphone:

Select a target to be included in the registry.
Click on the "i" next to the user's contact.
Tap on “Block caller”.

View added contacts or delete added ones as follows:

Visit “Settings”, tap “Phone”.
Expand the "Mute calls and block contacts" section.
Click "Blocked Contacts".
Hold your finger on the number you want to remove from the list, tap “Delete”.

Block incoming calls on iPhone

On iPhones you can also block some phone numbers. In addition, it is possible to block SMS messages from certain subscribers or from unfamiliar senders. Blocking on Aifne can be done in several ways.

Smartphone

Go to the Phone application and go to the recent section. Here click on the information icon next to the phone number you want to block.
Scroll the screen to the very bottom and select the Block subscriber option here.

You can add several dozen subscribers to the Black List. If desired, they can be removed from there at any time.

FaceTime

You can also block certain subscribers using this program.

Go to the FaceTime program and click on the information icon next to the phone number you want to block;
Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select Block caller.

If you wish, you can also block SMS messages from certain subscribers. To do this, go to the messages section, select the desired conversation and then click on the information icon, then enter the number or name of the subscriber. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select Block caller.

After the subscriber is blocked, he will still be able to leave voice messages on the answering machine, but you will not receive a notification about this. However, the person calling you will not receive a notification that he is blocked.

How to view the blacklist

While in the “Friends” section, you need to open all available tabs by clicking the “More” button. Select the “Black List” column. A list of users located there will open. In this window, the site allows you to unblock the user by removing him from the emergency situation.

Remember, social network users can not only leave aggressive messages, unflattering comments or low ratings, but also use your personal information for personal gain. Therefore, it is important to use this service in time, preventing them from appearing on the page.

Settings

How to prevent a person from writing

How to add a person to an emergency (black list) through his page

Go to the person’s page and in the left column, under the main photo, find a button with three dots (menu) - . Click on it and a menu will open.

Select the “Block” (for example, “Block Bad”). Click on it. From now on, this person will not be able to write messages to you and will not be able to view your page.
The word “Block” will immediately change to “Unblock” - this means that the person is blocked. The second press removes the lock as if nothing had happened.

Of course, nothing else will change for this VKontakte user. He will use the site the same as before, communicate with people - in short, he will still have all the opportunities, but he will not be able to:

Write messages to you (trying to send a message, he will see the message “You cannot send a message to this user because he limits the circle of people who can send him messages.”).
View your page.

Use this function carefully and only as a last resort, when someone has really annoyed you, because sometimes you can block someone and forget about it. And you can accidentally block a friend - undoubtedly, he will be at a loss.

And also keep in mind that a blocked person can create a new VK page to try to get in touch with you again. Then you will have to block this page, and in especially severe cases, complain about the person to the VKontakte administration.

You can see everyone you've ever blocked. Click “My Settings” and then select the “Black List” tab - all the people you have blocked will be there. By the way, you can block someone there without going to their page:

How to block someone who blocked me (blacklist by name)

Go to his page in the full version of VK, it will say “. restricted access to my page." In the left column, click “Actions”, a menu will open, then “Block”.

There is another way - you can add him to your blacklist by name or by link to the page.

Open “Settings” and select the “Black List” tab.
Enter the person's name or a link to their page (there is a hint in the place where you should enter this).
Click the “Add to blacklist” button.
If there is only one person with this name, he will be immediately blocked - the message “User has been added to the blacklist” will appear.
If there are several such people, a list of them will appear, and next to each person there will be a link “Add to ban list.” Click this link next to the person you want to block.
In order to unblock a person, use the “Remove from list” link next to each blocked user on the same “Black List” tab.

How to block SMS

Often, not only calls, but also messages cause inconvenience to the user. Adding a number to an emergency situation often limits incoming calls, while SMS messages continue to arrive as normal.

To correct the situation, it is recommended to do the following:

Open the Messages app.
Go to Settings and then open the list of blocked callers.
Add the number of an unwanted contact from whom you do not want to receive SMS.

After this, short SMS will also stop being sent to the subscriber’s number. But it is also worth considering that on Lenovo smartphones, in the settings of the device itself, a person can choose what to block: calls or messages.

How to add a user to an emergency situation in VK

The developers suggest viewing and editing the “Black List” on the social network through the “Settings” section, which on a computer can be called up from the upper right corner of the web page (behind the avatar and name there is a drop-down context menu).

After the transition, the “Black List” item will immediately become available in the list on the right, and at the same time the “Add to Emergency” button will become available.

All you have to do next is enter your full name or add a link to the user in the text field that appears.

The service will automatically weed out unnecessary candidates and provide a list of the most suitable ones. The last step is to select the user and click the “Block” button.

On mobile operating systems iOS and Android, “Settings” also helps you look into the emergency situation, but you cannot add new users from there, you can only view the list of currently ignored ones.

Therefore, you will have to act differently: first open the ill-wisher’s page, call up the context menu, and only then click the “Block” button (in a browser on a computer, the described procedure will also work).

What is the “Black List” on VKontakte

“Blacklist” is a common function on social networks that allows you to restrict access to a personal page to a certain circle of people.

It is used in situations where it is important to protect yourself from ill-wishers, to hide from meaningless disputes, advertising messages and even meaningless Internet threats.

VK developers allow anyone to be added to the emergency situation - not necessarily from the list of friends or those with whom you previously had to communicate.

Users added to the emergency situation will not have access to the wall, messages and other information added to the profile until the corresponding restrictions are lifted.

How to remove a person from the VKontakte blacklist from a computer?

So, if you decide to remove one of the people from the blacklist, then you can do this in two ways.

Method 1

Open the section with the list and select “Remove from list” opposite the desired page. Immediately after this, the person will have the opportunity to communicate with you. It is worth noting that VKontakte does not send any notifications, and therefore the person will not know that you have unblocked him. If necessary, warn him about this.

Method 2

The second method is that you need to go to the page of the desired person and use the menu with three dots to unblock him. The key you need is called “Unlock”.