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  • 01-13-2015, 06:50 AM
    DustenRust
    Blocking Messages

    From "Settings":

    1. Open the "Messages" application
    2. Press "Menu" and go to the app's "Settings" screen
    3. Mark the "Spam filter" check box
    4. Tap "Add to spam numbers" > "+"
    5. Enter the phone number whose messages you want to block. (You can also block a contact from your phonebook)
    6. Tap "Save"

    Block Messages:

    1. Open the "Messages" app
    2. From the main screen, tap and hold the message thread containing the contact you want to block messages from
    3. Press "Menu" > "Add to spam numbers"
    4. Tap "OK" to confirm

    Unblocking Messages:

    1. Launch the "Messages" application
    2. Press "Menu" and tap "Settings" > "Spam filter"
    3. Tap "Add to spam numbers"
    4. Tap and hold the number you wish to unblock and tap "Delete"
    5. Press "OK" to confirm

    Unblocking Messages from a Message Thread:

    1. Launch the "Messages" app
    2. Tap and hold the conversation thread containing the blocked number / contact
    3. Press "Menu" > "Remove from spam numbers"
    4. Tap "OK" to confirm

    Call Blocking

    Blocking Calls:

    1. Open the "Phone" application
    2. Access the "Logs" screen
    3. Press "Menu" and tap "Settings"
    4. Access "Call" and tap "Call rejection"
    5. Tap "Auto reject list" > "Create"
    6. Tap the "Contacts" icon and follow one of the steps below:
      • To write down and block a number:
        1. Type the phone number you wish to block
        2. Make sure the "Exactly the same as" option is checked. Otherwise, you can tap "Starts with" to block numbers from a certain area code or network etc.
        3. Tap "Save"
      • To block a phone number or contact from the call log:
        1. Launch the "Contacts" app
        2. Access the "Logs" screen
        3. Tap the number you want to block and tap "Save"

    Unblocking a Number:

    1. Launch the "Phone" app
    2. Access the "Logs" screen and press "Menu"
    3. Tap "Settings" > "Call" > "Call rejection"
    4. Tap "Auto reject list" and perform one of the following:
      • To allow calls but keep the phone number in the block list: clear the check box associated with the blocked number
      • To allow calls and remove the blocked number from the block list: tap the "trash can" icon, tap the number and press "Done"

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