What happens when you block a phone number on android

Android phones occupy 70% of all phones across the world. Different people use mobile phones for various purposes like calling, texting, and browsing among others. Nowadays, companies are using robotic calls and texts to run adverts to their customers. This is a new marketing strategy that most companies have adopted. However, some users will find such constant calls and texts annoying. The quickest decision people think of to beat these constant interruptions is block the numbers. That doesn’t mean advert contents are the only annoying numbers people want to block. Sometimes we want to get read of certain friends, ex-love mates etc.

In this article, we take you through everything you need to know about blocking a number. You will get the general information and what happens if you block a number in android phones. This is because different android phones have different ways of blocking numbers.

How to Block a Phone Number on Android?

All android phones have a call and text blocking feature. If you block a number from the calls, you will no longer receive its calls. All the calls will be directed to the voicemail. Likewise, the text messages from blocked numbers are not delivered.

As mentioned above, there are various reasons why you may want to block a number from contacting you. In this section, we describe step by step process on how to block numbers on an android phone. However, these processes may vary from one model to another. Therefore, if a certain method doesn’t seem to work on your phone, you can try another. 

Blocking a number from calling you

Open the Phone app: Almost all android phones have a phone app. This app acts as the book of records where you save your contacts. So, when you add a new number on the phone, definitely you will save it in the phonebook. Also, it gives you numbers and dialing options in different screens of the phone app.

Tap on the three dots in the app: This will open different functionality options in the phone app. Tap settings under this option; you will locate several options provided. The settings may vary according to the android phone you are using. However, in most of them, they are more of the same.

Tap block a number: On this option, it will give the option to add the number you would like to block from contacting you. In other Android phones, there are options where you select from the phonebook. If your phone does not have this option, add the number manually by typing the number.

Press Done: After entering the number, complete your process by pressing done. This means the contact cannot access you via call unless using another caller ID.

Blocking a number from texting you

Unlike blocking a number from calling you, blocking a number on an Android phone from texting is quite simple. Here is the process;

• Open the Messages app on your android phone.
• Locate the text or your conversation with the person.
• Open the conversation you have had with the contact.
• According to different User Interface (UI), locate the three dots on the chat. Other Android phones will have ‘more’ options instead of the three dots.
• Select Block number option.

Executing this process prevents the contact from sending you text messages. Always navigate your phone to look at the blocking option location.

Google and Android phones do not send a notification to people when you block them. So, when you block a person, it is simply that the person will never contact you either via text or call. The phone calls are always directed to the voice mail and will never ring your phone. However, the caller will get to hear the call go through before being directed to the voicemail. Also, on the text, they will never receive a “Delivered” notification with a timestamp. On your side, you will never get their messages.

That is only on the scenarios where the blocked number is trying to contact you. So, when you contact the blocked number, it is a different case. You can call as well as texting and the recipient will receive your call or message. However, they cannot text or call you back.

When You Block Someone Do They Know?

No, there is no way one will tell whether you have blocked them or not. Google respects everyone’s privacy policy. So, when you block them either on-call or message they will never know. When they send you a message, a delivery note is from their number. They will never tell if you are not receiving the messages. Also, on the call, it will be automatically delivered to voicemail.

How Do You Know If Someone Has Blocked Your Number On Android?

There are several methods that you can determine when someone blocked your number or not. This applies both on-call and texts options. In this section, we will discuss both options.

How to know when someone blocks your calls

Here are simple steps you can follow to determine.

• Call the phone number to check if your call directs to voicemail. When this happens, there are high chances that if the person you are calling is not off then they blocked you.
• You can locate your caller ID and hide it. This is not detected when you make a call. So, after hiding the caller ID, make a call and if it goes through, then the person you are calling blocked you.
• Use another number to call you if you are calling and your call directs to voicemail. When the phone call goes through, it is obvious the user blocked the number.

How to know when someone blocks your text SMS

• The process of detecting a blocked SMS is simply by not receiving delivery not. Also, in some other models of Android phones, they will notify you with a delivery note delivered.
• Also, if you want to tell when someone blocks you, hide the call ID and compose a message using a different caller ID. When you receive a delivery note, it is obvious the person blocked you.

Can You Call Or Send A Text To Someone Who Blocked You?

You can call or text a person who has blocked but the problem is they will never receiver your call nor your message. When you call a person who has blocked you, the call directs you to voicemail. This means that the person will not receive the call when you contact them. Likewise, when you send a text message, they will not receive the message. However, some phones will show you a delivery note but it does not reach the destination. Also, you can use other methods to hide your caller ID and make a call or text the number which has blocked you. If you are unable to do this, the simplest way to do this is by using another number to communicate.

Can You Leave A Voicemail If The Number Is Blocked On Android?

If you have been asking whether you can voicemail if a number blocks you, then it is true you can. The voicemails are accessible meaning you can still leave a voicemail. The only challenge is the receiver will not know if you called or if they have a voice message. Also, note that it is only mobile and cellular carriers that can give you true call blocking.

How Do You Text Someone Who Blocked You On Android?

There is a simple process that you can use to text a person who has blocked you. The important point to note is that it is possible through SMS spoofing. SMS spoofing is where you change the caller ID so that the message appears as if it is coming from another person. So, the Android phone has a Spoofing app that can help you achieve that.  Here are the simple steps you can follow us to make the process go through.

• Open the SpoofCard App on your Android device.
• Select the option “SpoofText” on the navigation bar on the application.
• Select the option “New SpoofText” to start the process.
• Enter the phone number to send the text to. There is an option where you can select the number from the saved contacts.
• Select the number you would like to display. This number acts as the Caller ID.

After you complete the process, you will send the text message to the number. By this, your message delivers to the person because you used a different caller ID. Also, the reason why they call the text will go through that it is not blocked by the recipient.

Can You See Blocked Messages or Calls on Android?

Have you been asking yourself whether you can see the information of the contacts when you block it? Then the answer is yes. You can see the list of calls and SMS messages with help of Dr. Web Security Space on Android phones. It enables you to see block calls and text messages. If you want to access the blocked call or SMS, tap Call, and SMS Filter on the main screen. Depending on what you want to access, select between Blocked calls or Blocked SMS. The information you want to access is on the status bar. 

How Can You Tell If Someone Rejects Your Call?

It is not hard to tell when somebody rejects your call. When you make a call to someone and they do not pick the call, it will go through and nobody will answer it. In most cases, when the call is not received, it goes to voicemail. So, it is either the phone is off or the user blocked you. So, a call gets connected and when the person does not want to talk to you, they will not receive it. This means they have rejected your call.

Can You Text Without Showing Your Number?

No, when you text will still be showing your number to the person you texted. However, there is a special app that one can use to block the number from being showing to others. This is for Android phone users. If you are an iPhone user, you are more advantageous. This is because iPhone has an option where you can switch off your caller ID. This feature allows your number to be hidden when you are texting or calling.

Do Texts Say Delivered If Blocked?

Generally, when you text a number that has blocked you, the text will not notify delivery. In other scenarios, the message will give a delivery note of the message. Now, though to the iPhone users, the iOS updated iOS 9. So, if you send an iMessage to the person who has blocked you, it will immediately notify you with a “Delivered” note. However, the message will never get delivered to the person you had sent. It will remain blue.

Is It Possible To Unblock A Number?

Yes, it is very simple for you to unblock any number you blocked and resume with your conservation. The decision is upon you to make. There is no guideline you need to follow to unblock a number that you blocked. All you need to do is access the blocked contact list, select the number you want to unblock then unblock it. If it is on the messaging app, locate the blocked numbers on the number and unblock it. After that, you will be able to receive both calls and text messages from the contact.

Conclusion

So, now you have all the information you need to know about blocking numbers in Android phones. As discussed, the blocking feature location may differ in different models of phones. Also, the fact of Android OS having a blocking feature shows how much authority it gives to its users. So, among many other features on Android phones, this is one of the important features that you can use. Now the game is on your side to decide why and when you should use this feature.

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