How to block a number on iPhones and Android phones By Mark Jansen Updated March 8, 2024 Andy Boxall / Digital Trends There are many reasons to want to block specific numbers on your phone.

Getting too many phone calls from spammers and telemarketers? Here are several steps you can take to stop spam calls and unknown callers.

You can block a phone number or contact on Android from the Phone app, your contacts list, recent calls log, and more. Here's how to do it.

Don't worry about downloading apps -- your iPhone already has several tools to block all those annoying calls and texts from random numbers.

Regardless of whether you have an iPhone or an Android, blocking annoying calls and texts only requires a few simple adjustments in your settings.

Kurt "Cyberguy" Knutsson outlines the simple steps to block unknown calls on your Android and iPhone so you can avoid those spam calls.