Although they are used less and less, one of the contact methods through mobile phones is SMS. With the arrival of instant messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram and social networks, gone are those years when we counted the number of characters we wrote in an SMS before sending it. It can continue to be a contact method through which some people can annoy us or we can even be victims of a scam through fraudulent SMS. That is why we are going to explain how you can block SMS on your mobile phone, both Android and iPhone.
No matter what kind of smartphone you have, if you’re looking for a way to block text messages, here’s how you can do it quickly and easily. Beyond commercial SMS, there are not many SMS that we receive on a daily basis. The operators allow us to configure the SMS so that they notify us of a missed call in cases in which our phone is turned off or out of coverage. A function that we can qualify as useful if we want to know who has called us at all times. However, there are other types of SMS that are quite annoying : advertising messages and also those that try to defraud us in order to acquire our personal data. If you’re sick of them, then you can block them forever.
How to block SMS on Android
For the most part, Android devices use the Google messaging app. Apps that will allow us to block SMS from any type of number and even report that it is a SPAM number.
To block any SMS, simply open the application, access the message in question and follow these steps:
- In the upper right corner click on the three dots.
- Next, go to details.
- Select “Block and mark as SPAM”.
Steps to block an SMS on Android
In this way, all SMS from that sender will be blocked and you will get him to stop bothering you. An option available both for SMS with a contact number and for SMS without a number, which are normally those that belong to those that have commercial purposes or to those of a service that you have contracted. You must bear in mind that when you block the SMS of a number, consequently, you will also be blocking the calls. Therefore, that number will not be able to contact you through any of these methods.
How to block SMS on iPhone
If you have an iPhone you will also be able to block all those SMS that are annoying or that you suspect may be a hoax impersonating a company’s identity. The process is not too different on iPhone. In this case you have to access the contact and follow the steps that we show you below:
- Get in contact.
- Click on “Info”.
- Select the “Block this contact” option.
Step by step to block SMS on iPhone
Once you have blocked it, it will no longer be able to send you SMS, or make phone calls or calls through FaceTime. You can also report spam messages via iMessage . In this way, the next time you receive a message from an unknown contact, you can indicate that it is SPAM.
As you have seen, blocking SMS on your mobile is very simple. In addition to doing it through the methods explained, in the application stores of both operating systems you have dozens of third-party applications with which you will also be able to block all those SMS that interest you.