{"id":338536,"date":"2025-06-20T11:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=338536"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:20:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:20:25","slug":"this-is-the-feature-you-need-to-activate-on-your-android-phone-to-forget-about-spam-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-is-the-feature-you-need-to-activate-on-your-android-phone-to-forget-about-spam-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the feature you need to activate on your Android phone to forget about spam calls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spam calls have become a&nbsp;<strong>frustrating and common problem for Android users<\/strong>, often leading us to ignore incoming calls altogether. Fortunately, Google offers a&nbsp;<strong>built-in call filtering feature<\/strong>&nbsp;that can drastically reduce these unwanted interruptions. With just a few taps, we can activate this tool and take control of who gets through to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to enable Google&#8217;s spam call filter on Android<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Android devices, including those from&nbsp;<strong>Samsung, Google, Xiaomi, Motorola, and others<\/strong>, come pre-installed with Google\u2019s Phone app. Inside this app is where we\u2019ll find the&nbsp;<strong>spam filtering feature that blocks suspicious calls<\/strong>&nbsp;before they reach us. If the app isn\u2019t already on the device, we can easily install it from the Play Store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To activate the filter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the\u00a0<strong>Phone app by Google<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to\u00a0<strong>Settings<\/strong>, then tap on\u00a0<em>Caller ID &amp; spam<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable\u00a0<strong>Filter spam calls<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This feature not only blocks known spam numbers but also shows&nbsp;<strong>helpful information about incoming calls<\/strong>, such as whether it&#8217;s from a business or a verified source. While filtered calls won&#8217;t trigger notifications, they will still appear in our call log and voicemail inbox, so we don\u2019t miss anything important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it works and what to expect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we receive a call from an unknown number,&nbsp;<strong>Google checks its database<\/strong>&nbsp;to determine if it&#8217;s linked to spam or scam activity. If flagged, the call is filtered silently. In supported devices, this happens automatically, with no need for manual activation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By using this tool,&nbsp;<strong>we gain peace of mind and avoid unnecessary distractions<\/strong>, making our phone a safer and quieter space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spam calls have become a&nbsp;frustrating and common problem for Android users, often leading us to ignore incoming calls altogether. Fortunately, Google offers a&nbsp;built-in call filtering feature&nbsp;that can drastically reduce these unwanted interruptions. With just a few taps, we can activate this tool and take control of who gets through to us. How to enable Google&#8217;s &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/this-is-the-feature-you-need-to-activate-on-your-android-phone-to-forget-about-spam-calls\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;This is the feature you need to activate on your Android phone to forget about spam calls&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":338537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-338536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":338538,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338536\/revisions\/338538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338536"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=338536"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=338536"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=338536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}