{"id":4269,"date":"2016-09-29T17:25:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T22:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=4269"},"modified":"2016-10-28T06:38:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T11:38:06","slug":"get-spam-protection-google-phone-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/get-spam-protection-google-phone-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Spam Protection with this Google Phone App"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spam calls have always burdened cell phone owners. Everyone has experienced a random number calling them asking for their time or money. Luckily, Google has invented a method to filter out these calls and inform you when you are being contacted by an unwanted number.<\/p>\n

The free application is called \u201cGoogle Phone App.\u201d The Google Phone App is updating to include this new feature that will help ward off spam callers. Version 4.0 and above include the spam protection. You need to ensure that you have caller ID enabled in your settings, and your operating system must be Marshmallow.<\/p>\n

Read More: Your Guide to Controlling Your Permissions on Android<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

When you receive a phone call from a number that your phone finds suspicious, the banner behind the caller\u2019s name will flash red and read \u201csuspected spam caller.\u201d<\/p>\n

Make sure your Caller ID and spam protection is turned on<\/strong>
\nThis is an important first step to help shield yourself from spam.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Open up your Phone app.<\/li>\n
  2. Tap on more options.Some phones denote this option with 3 vertical dots.<\/li>\n
  3. Click on \u201cCaller ID and spam protection.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Make sure this feature is turned on.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Marking calls as spam calls<\/strong>
    \nSometimes some spam calls slip through the cracks and reach your phone unfiltered. Here\u2019s how to change that.<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Open the Phone app.<\/li>\n
    2. Go to recent calls.<\/li>\n
    3. Select the phone number you wish to mark as spam.<\/li>\n
    4. Click on \u201cBlock\/report spam.\u201d You\u2019ll then be asked for confirmation about blocking the number.<\/li>\n
    5. Some phones have the option to \u201creport call as spam.\u201d Click this as well.<\/li>\n
    6. Click \u201cblock.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Correcting for a mistake in spam correction<\/strong>
      \nSometimes your phone will mistakenly mark one of your friendly contacts as spam. This is an easy fix.<\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Open the phone app.<\/li>\n
      2. Click on \u201cRecent Calls.\u201d<\/li>\n
      3. Click on the phone number that was accidentally marked as spam.<\/li>\n
      4. Select \u201cnot spam.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Reporting a mistake in caller ID details<\/strong>
        \nWhile caller ID is a relatively old technology, it is far from perfect. Caller ID has been known to convey misinformation about some phone numbers. Here\u2019s how to correct for this.<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Open the Phone app.<\/li>\n
        2. Click on \u201crecent calls.\u201d<\/li>\n
        3. Tap on the cell phone number that had the wrong information.<\/li>\n
        4. Click on \u201cCall Details.\u201d<\/li>\n
        5. Select \u201cReport inaccurate number.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Want to learn more about cool Android apps? Come pay the PSafe blog<\/a><\/strong> a visit!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Nobody likes waking up in the middle of the night to a spam call. Click here to find out how to automatically filter unwanted calls from your phone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[1134,2880,2874,358,141,2883,2877],"class_list":["post-4269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tutoriais","tag-android-app","tag-google-app","tag-google-phone","tag-protection","tag-spam","tag-spam-call","tag-spam-protection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}