How-to: Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017): Block / Unblock Calls & Messages; Manage Call Forwarding

Block Incoming Calls:

1. Open “Phone”
2. Tap “More”
3. Go to “Settings”
4. Tap “Call rejection” > “Auto reject list”
5. Follow one of the steps below:
   
   • To block a phone number: write the number and make sure “Exactly the same as” is enabled
   • To block a contact / call log entry: access “Contacts” or “Logs” and select the phone number you want to block
   • To block unknown callers: enable “Unknown”

Unblock Incoming Calls:

1. Launch “Phone”
2. Tap “More” > “Settings”
3. Access “Call rejection”
4. Go to “Auto reject list”
5. Tap the “-“ sign associated with the phone number you want to unblock

Block / Unblock Messages:

1. Launch “Messages”
2. Tap and hold the conversation thread exchanged with the contact / phone number you want to block
3. Tap “Add to spam numbers”
4. To unblock messages, follow the same steps and tap “Remove from spam” instead

Block Messages via Settings:

1. Open “Messages”
2. Tap “More” > “Settings”
3. Go to “Spam filter”
4. Tap “Manage spam numbers”
5. Enter the phone number you want to block, or tap “Inbox” / “Contacts” and select the phone number / contact you want to block
6. Tap “Back” to confirm

Unblock Messages via Settings:

1. Open Google “Messenger”
2. Tap “More” > “Settings”
3. Tap “Spam filter”
4. Tap “Manage spam numbers”
5. Tap the “-“ symbol next to the phone number / contact you want to unblock
6. Tap “Back”

Enable Call Forwarding:

1. Launch “Phone”
2. Tap “More”
3. Access “Settings”
4. Tap “More settings” > “Call forwarding”
5. Select “Always forward”
6. Enter the phone number you want to use for call forwarding
7. Tap “Turn ON”

Enable Conditional Call Forwarding:

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

Enable Call Forwarding:

1. Open “Phone”
2. Tap “More” > “Settings”
3. Go to “More settings”
4. Tap “Call forwarding”
5. Select the forwarding option you want to turn off
6. Tap “Turn off” to confirm

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