Block Incoming Calls:

  1. Open “Contacts”
  2. Access “All Contacts”
  3. Select the contact you want to block
  4. Tap “Edit” > “Menu”
  5. Enable “All calls to voicemail”

Unblock Incoming Calls:

  1. Open “Contacts”
  2. Go to “All Contacts”
  3. Select the contact you want to unblock
  4. Tap “Edit” > “Menu” and disable “All calls to voicemail”

Block Incoming Messages in Google Messenger:

  1. Open Google Messenger
  2. Select the message thread exchange with the phone number/contact you want to block
  3. Tap “Menu” > “People & Options”
  4. Tap “Block [phone number]”
  5. Press “OK” to confirm

NOTE: The blocked conversation thread and future messages from the blocked contact will be archived. Furthermore, notifications for archived messages will be turned off.

Unblock Messages in Google Messenger:

  1. Launch Google Messenger
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Archived”
  3. Tap the conversation thread exchanged with the phone number/contact you want to unblock
  4. Tap “Menu” > “Unarchive”
  5. Tap “Menu” again
  6. Access “People & Options” > “Unblock [phone number]”

Enable Call Forwarding:

  1. Open “Phone”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
  3. Go to “Call forwarding” NOTE: this option might be unavailable if it isn’t supported by your carrier
  4. Edit or enter the phone number/contact you want to use for call forwarding
  5. Tap “Enable”

Enable Conditional Call Forwarding:

  1. Open “Phone”
  2. Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
  3. Go to “Call forwarding”
  4. Choose to forward incoming calls “When unanaswered”, “When unreachable” or “When busy”
  5. Enter or edit the phone number you want to use for call forwarding
  6. Tap “Update” / “Enable” to confirm

Disable Call Forwarding:

  1. Launch “Phone”
  2. Tap “Menu”
  3. Go to “Settings” > “Call forwarding”
  4. If necessary, select the forwarding option you want to turn off
  5. Tap “Disable” to confirm


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