Various reasons might be to block text messages on smartphones. Sometimes, the unwanted text messages disturb you a lot and you want to get rid of it.
To block text messages on android smartphone, lots of message blocking apps are available on web. But, if you are using Samsung Galaxy Note 4 then you haven't to download or install any apps for blocking text messages.
Galaxy Note 4 offers you the option to block text messages (MMS or SMS) just by adding phone numbers or contacts in block list through using a built-in spam feature. So, let's know - how to block or unblock text messages on Samsung galaxy note 4 smartphone.
How to Block Text Messages on Galaxy Note 4
Step (1): First of all, Open the “Messages” app on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smartphone and click on “Menu“.
Step (2): Now from the options, select “Settings“.
Step (3): On the settings page, click on "Spam filter" to select the check box.
Step (4): After that, click on "Add to spam numbers" option.
Step (5): To block text messages, click “+“ sign, then select the phone number which you want to block. You can also choose a contact from your contact list to block.
Step (6): After adding the desired phone number, click on "Save".
Step (7): That's it! Now you will not receive any unwanted text messages from the blocked numbers.
The most interesting thing with this feature of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is that, the person you block will not get any notification that you have blocked them.
How to Unblock Text Messages on Galaxy Note 4
In case, you want to unblock text messages from a number which you have blocked then you can do that by following below mentioned steps:
Step (1): At first, Open the “Messages” app and click on “Menu“.
Step (2): Now from the given options, select “Settings“.
Step (3): And then click on "Spam filter" to select the check box.
Step (4): After that, click on "Add to spam numbers" option.
Step (5): On Add to spam numbers screen, tap and hold the phone number which you want unblock. After that select the option of “Delete” and then click on “OK” to remove the blocked phone number from the block list.
Step (6): That's it!
Thus, you can easily block and unblock text messages on Samsung galaxy note 4 smartphone without installing any third party app or android app.
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