Alexander Grishin
There are hundreds of situations when you need to add a number to the blacklist. Sticky relatives, incomprehensible acquaintances, intrusive banks / firms, diligently “sucking in” you their wonderful goods, and maybe even persistent ex-lovers ..., you can list for a long time. If it’s already simply “fed up”, then you need to take action. In the instructions below, you will learn how to add a number to the blacklist on Nokia and Microsoft Lumia.
How to blacklist a phone on Lumia?
Everything is very simple here. We go to the "Call Log" and look for the contact or number we need, make a long tap on it and see additional settings. Select "Block number". For messages, we do the same thing, only instead of the "Journal" we go to "Messages".
Hooray! There will be no more calls or texts from this number.
The downside is that in order to add an annoying person to the black list, you first need to wait for news from him. In advance, simply by entering the number, you cannot block an unwanted contact. Otherwise, everything is very simple and effective. The method works on all smartphones running Windows Phone 8.
How to remove from the black list?
In order to return everything to normal, go to "Settings" and look for the "Spam Filter" there. Here you can view the blacklist, missed calls or delete contacts from it. Long tap on "Subscribers" and "Unblock".
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Many people face the problem of annoying calls and SMS. How to set a filter or block for them on Windows Phone? Let's discuss this issue.
Almost all phone users are faced with annoying calls or sms. But for Windows Phone this is not a problem, since it has everything you need. It's worth noting that all the instructions in this article only apply to Nokia Lumia Amber and above. On other smartphones, the function may work differently.
The easiest way to add a number to "black list " on Windows Phone is to use additional contact menu in "Call Log".
- Launch the application "Telephone " and long press on the unwanted number
- An additional menu will open, where select "Block number"
- Confirm your choice and the number will be blocked
SMS messages are filtered in the same way. But here you will already use "Messages". It is worth saying that when blocking calls, SMS will not have to be blocked separately. That is, it will not work to include one thing in the black list. Everything is blocked at once.
How to manage the blacklist?
For these purposes, there "Spam filter", which you will find in the device parameters. Here you can activate or remove the blocking, see the contacts included in the list. In addition , you can view messages and calls received from blocked numbers .
Additional filters deserve special attention, which are opened by pressing a button. "Extra". They provide data on new calls and messages that come from people from "black list".
Here you can make the notification displayed in "Notification Center", or place a special tile on the display that shows how many times the filter has worked.
At the moment, you cannot add numbers to the black list in advance. Therefore, you must first receive a call or receive an SMS.
And after that you can block the number. Otherwise "Spam filter" works great , so you don't have to worry about words being bothered by calls or messages .
Video: Adding a Contact to the Blacklist on Windows Phone
A convenient way to get all the benefits of blacklisting for Windows Phone is to use the Call Blocking app. You will be able to get rid of unwanted calls and text messages, ensuring a peaceful existence for yourself. The application is more versatile than similar services of mobile operators, and also less expensive. You can learn more about the application below.
Characteristics of call blocking
First of all, the application performs its main function: it filters calls and messages from blacklisted recipients. Blocking events from such subscribers occurs in real time, so they do not have time to disturb you. How to deal with such calls, you decide yourself: reset, disconnect or send a message to the caller.
In the list of blocked contacts, you can add both mobile phone numbers and landline numbers. In addition, Call Blocking supports a group restriction system for incoming contacts. It allows you to set a filter by several digits of the number, which is convenient when setting conditions, for example, by city or country code. It is possible to refuse to accept a call from subscribers whose number is unknown or hidden to you.
Addition! If a call is received from a person included in the Blacklist during your conversation with another subscriber, blocking is carried out in the usual way.
Call Blocking ensures the safety of a complete archive of incoming calls, giving you the possibility of personal control over them.
When installing the program, a trial period is provided for working with the Pro version for 14 days. After this period, if you have not decided to extend it, the Lite version becomes available to you. The lite version also contains a sufficient number of functions for managing the blacklist on Windows Phone 8.
I think each of us at least once in our lives has encountered the problem of unwanted contacts, SMS messages and simply intrusive people who do not allow us to work normally and, to put it mildly, do not understand what is in the way. Not only do you receive a lot of unnecessary information in the mail, on your home computer, but also some unnecessary text messages with promotions come to your personal phone: "With a Unique Offer", "50% Discount" and other spam.
Not all people understand polite language, and companies have the function of disconnecting or unsubscribing, which is why you have to use contact blocking methods so that they don’t interfere with work and just live. This situation will be discussed in this article for Windows Phone owners.
How to block a contact in Windows Phone?
Most often, these questions are asked by owners of older versions of Windows Phone in which the developers of the operating system forgot to implement blacklisting a contact out of the box. And Microsoft chooses specific names for its "intuitive" interfaces (For example, "Spam filter"). For owners of the latest Windows Phone 10 operating system, blacklisting and entering it, at the time of writing, should not be difficult, but for those who are lucky enough to have a version below Amber (Windows Phone GDR2), the sequence of how to blacklist may vary slightly and may require other Windows Phone applications. For owners of a Windows Phone version below Amber, it is recommended that you update to the latest version of the operating system. If it is not possible to update, then you will have to install third-party applications to implement the blocking function. In such applications, there is a database of contacts that deal with information garbage or what is otherwise called "spam". For example, the application Whitepages ID (Windows Phone 10), Blocking Call (Windows Phone 8, Samsung) and others on a similar request
So, the first thing you need to try to do is to blacklist your widows phone:
After the actions taken, a block confirmation window should appear, after which all attempts to call will be reset. Attention, along with calls, SMS messages will also be blocked. Yes, yes, you can turn off SMS and CALLS TOGETHER, you can’t do it separately in the standard Windows Phone 8 blocking program, but in higher versions there are more opportunities for working with contacts.
What should I do if a contact is accidentally blacklisted by Windws Phone?
If you accidentally added a contact from the call log to the blacklist of Windows Phone numbers, then you need to remember the menu mentioned above: Settings - Spam filter. And in this menu, press the "blocked contacts" key
In such cases, you need to remove the lock:
- Settings
- Spam filter
- Blocked numbers
You can also view whether there were blocked calls at all? To do this, open the context menu in the "Call Log" Click on "..." and select blocked calls
What if all of the above doesn't work?
- View the built-in Windows Phone app store for contact blocking
- Find out if it's possible to upgrade to a newer version of the Windows Phone operating system that already has built-in access to third-party blocking programs. It should also be noted here that developers depend on those operating system tools, for example, Windows Phone 10, in which they develop applications. In other words, if there is no access for program developers, then there will be no such programs, it remains to wait for the operating system to be updated or use workarounds.
- A workaround would be to use the codes of your mobile operator.
Sometimes a large number of unwanted calls and promotional SMS messages is a real problem. However, on smartphones running Windows Phone, it is not difficult to solve it, because all the necessary tools are right in the operating system. We would like to note that all the recommendations below apply to Nokia Lumia series smartphones with the Amber update and higher. On devices from other manufacturers, the operation of the blocker of unwanted contacts may be slightly different.
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The easiest way to blacklist a phone number is to use the contact's context menu in the call log. Open the standard Windows Phone dialer and make a long tap on the unwanted call entry in the call log. A menu of additional actions will appear in which you will see the item “Block number”. After you confirm your choice, the number will be blocked and all calls from this subscriber will be dropped.
In the same way, unwanted SMS messages are filtered, only in this case the standard Messages application is used. Please note that when blocking calls, all SMS from this number will also be blocked and vice versa. That is, it is impossible to filter out only SMS or only incoming calls from an unwanted subscriber.
To manage the list of blocked contacts, there is a special application called “Spam Filter”. Here you can turn blocking on or off, view the black list you created and remove individual numbers from it if necessary. In addition, this application has the ability to view blocked calls and messages.
Pay attention to the additional filtering options that are hidden under the "Advanced" button. They will allow you to receive information about new calls and messages that come from blocked subscribers. So, you can turn on the display of notifications in the “Notification Center” of Windows Phone 8.1, as well as display a special tile on the main screen that displays the number of spam filter hits.
Unfortunately, at the moment in Windows Phone there is no way to add a contact to the blacklist in advance, that is, simply by entering a phone number that you know. Thus, you first have to wait for a call or message and only then block its sender. In all other respects, the Spam Filter app works flawlessly and completely protects users from unwanted conversations and promotional text messages.
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