Block Calls:

  1. Launch “Phone”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
  3. Tap “Block numbers” and follow one of these steps:
    • To block a new phone number: enter it and select the “default” match criteria
    • To block a number/contact from call logs or the phone book: tap “Contacts”, go to “Recents” or “Contacts” and select the contact/number you want to block
    • To block unknown callers: tap the “Block unknown callers” button “ON”

Unblock Calls:

  1. Open “Phone”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
  3. Tap “Block numbers”
  4. Tap the “-“ button associated with the phone number/contact you want to unblock

Block Messages from Settings:

  1. Open “Messages”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
  3. Tap “Block messages” > “Block numbers”
  4. Enter the phone number to block, or tap “+” and go to “Inbox” or “Contacts”
  5. Tap “Back” to confirm

Block Messages from a Phone Number:

  1. Launch “Messages”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Block numbers”
  3. Tap “Message block” and set the slider “ON”
  4. Tap “OK”

Unblock Messages:

  1. Open “Messages”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
  3. Go to “Block messages” > “Block numbers”
  4. Tap the “-“ symbol next to the numbers you want to unblock
  5. Tap “Back” to confirm

Enable Call Forwarding:

  1. Launch “Phone”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
  3. Tap “More settings” > “Call forwarding”
  4. Tap “Always forward” and enter the phone number you want to forward calls to
  5. Tap “Turn ON”

Enable Conditional Call Forwarding:

  1. Open “Phone”
  2. Tap “Menu “ > “Settings”
  3. Go to “More settings” > “Call forwarding”
  4. Select to “Forward when busy”, “Forward when unreachable” or “Forward when unanswered”
  5. Enter the phone number you want to forward calls to
  6. Tap “Turn ON”

Disable Call Forwarding:

  1. Open “Phone”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
  3. Access “More settings” > “Call forwarding”
  4. Select “Always forward” and tap “Turn OFF”

Reset the Call Log:

  1. Launch “Phone”
  2. Go to the “Recents” tab
  3. Tap “Menu” > “Delete”
  4. Select the call log entries you want to remove or select “ALL”
  5. Tap “Delete”


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