You can block or unblock a number on an Android phone using the built-in Phone app's "Blocked numbers" menu.

Blocking a phone number or contact on your iPhone is easy to do, and it's equally easy to unblock that blocked number or ...

Scam and spam calls are getting more common. And they’re hard not to answer because the number comes up as “unknown.” When there’s no caller ID number, you can’t be sure if it’s a spam caller or an ...

Leo is a How-To Writer with Android Police. He is a lifelong Android user and tech hobbyist with an educational background rooted in Public Health. His writing experience ranges from app guides to ...

Robocalls are on the rise this year. Here's how to activate a new iOS 26 feature for iPhone that helps you avoid them without ...

It's almost remarkable that, no matter how fancy our phones get, telemarketers, phone bots, and scam calls are still an enduring grievance of modern life. Just having an active phone number invites ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this column neglected to note that calling *77 on your mobile phone may instead connect you with law enforcement. The moment you hear that ...

Feeling buried under a flood of unwanted calls and texts on your iPhone? Sadly, you aren't alone, as spam calls and texts are on the rise from anyone from eager local businesses to politicians asking ...