Spam calls appear to be decreasing new wave. They are terrible, so we often choose different tricks to combat them and other employees to detect whether a missed call is spam.

The General Telecommunications Act invites optimism, but there is a reason why we continue to receive these dreaded communications. The Robinson List also helps telemarketers think twice before calling. But undoubtedly, if there is an effective method, it is the one you use. Pre-installed on your Android mobile phone– Google call filter is an excellent tool.

Call filter in your phone app

As a general rule, each manufacturer usually phone app where we will search for our contacts. Although each brand’s own solutions seem to have diminished with the inclusion of Google: it started on the Pixel and now you can install it on your mobile phone.

Xiaomi also includes it as standard, and in case you don’t have it on your Android smartphone, you can download it from the Play Store completely free and ad-free. Then after opening it you will see a very familiar interface. In addition to the contact list, the call log also stands out and this Similar to other search apps.

Of course with him a fundamental (and radical) difference: a very powerful call filter. You’ll find this by tapping the three vertically arranged dots located above the search bar (at the top of the screen). Once the options are displayed, you must enter “Settings”.

The key is in this section “Caller ID and spam”and especially in the second key you will see on the screen. The first option also cannot be ignored: A number will notify us when there is spam. When both are called we will know in advance who is calling and if it is spam the call will be rejected.

However, it is worth noting that these calls They will continue to appear in the registry, so you can refer to them later. Now we can keep them at bay with this, as does a server, but it wouldn’t hurt to take a look at the “Google Phone” settings.

Spam calls from unknown numbers are far from our mobile phone

By tapping on the back arrow we will return to the application settings; «Blocked numbers», “Unknown” option will be activated. As Google tells us, this function blocks calls from unknown numbers.

This is an extra layer we can add to ensure we are not interrupted if a commercial or spam call is made behind an unknown, unidentified number. Authentic swiss army knife This Google app: A ‘must’ every time I change my smartphones.

Cover image | Iván Linares in Xataka

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