Before the onslaught of the pandemic, you probably didn’t use your smartphone to make phone calls very much. Now carriers are reporting surges in calls as we seek more personal connections while ...

You've likely received unwanted calls during busy hours of the day. Instead of permanently silencing your phone, you block the phone number to prevent the person on the other end of the line from ...

This trick works for smartphones and landlines. Open your phone’s keypad and dial * - 6 - 7, followed by the number you’re trying to call. The free process hides your number, which will show up on the ...

While spam and scam calls are declining in the U.S., they are still a big problem. According to the 2024 Truecaller Insights report, 56.2 million Americans lost over $25.4 billion last year. The ...

There are tons of reasons why you'd want to block a phone number. Maybe you got a spam call and want to make sure that you don't get another call from that same number. Or maybe you don't want to hear ...

Here are the simple steps to block a phone number on your iPhone. Credit: mashable composite: apple Maybe you're annoyed with relentless spam calls, or there's someone in your life you never want to ...

If you receive unwanted calls to your phone number on an iPhone, texts or iMessages in the Messages app, or unwanted incoming calls in FaceTime, you can block them by phone number or email address.