We live in an age where spam calls are the order of the day. An average person can receive several of them in a typical day. Many users have normalized it to receive these calls , pick them up, see that they are spam numbers and hang up instantly. It is a time-consuming method that can take you out of the main task you are doing, so it is best avoided. Today we are going to tell you how to configure your mobile so that spam calls from unknown numbers do not bother you.
That’s how easy it is to block spam calls from ringing
Google has a long list of numbers identified as spam that grows daily. If you use their phone application it is possible to make this list serve to block suspicious, dangerous or spam incoming calls .
You simply have to download the Google Phone app , which you may already be using if you have a Xiaomi mobile, for example. Once you configure it, just enter it, click on the 3 points and then on ‘Settings’.
In this section you will see a section called ‘ Caller ID and Spam ‘ in which you must enter to activate the second option: Filter spam calls . This act will cause Google to block calls that it considers Spam .
How does Google know that it is a call that only wants to sell you a service? Companies use many different numbers and are calling users all day, who notify Google itself about the intention of the call. A high report makes that number enter the Spam lists of the phone app of the great G.
With this option activated you will avoid hundreds of spam calls per year. They will not bother you, as the application will silence them and they will not be able to bother you. What calls does it block? All those related to cold door sales, scam sellers , operators and an endless number of numbers that only intend to sell you a product or try to sneak a scam.
