Block or Unblock Messages
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Block or Unblock Messages

Block messages from your device.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Block messages
• Unblock messages
• Enable or disable spam protection

Block messages

1. From the home screen, select the messages Messages app.

2. Select the desired message thread. 

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3. Select the  Menu icon, then select Details. 

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4. Select Block & report spam. If desired, select the Report spam checkbox to have the number reported to Google. Select OK to confirm. 

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Unblock messages

To remove a number from the Blocked numbers list, from the Messages app, select the  Menu icon > Spam & blocked > menu icon Menu icon > Blocked contacts. Select the X icon beside the desired number, then select Unblock to confirm.

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Enable or disable spam protection

1. Enabling spam protection helps protect you from spam texts in the Messages app by notifying you if a text is coming from a suspected spammer. From the Messages app, select the menu Menu icon then select Settings. 

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2. Select Spam protection, then select the Enable spam protection switch to enable or disable as desired. 

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