How to Samsung Galaxy S8 Active: Block/Unblock Calls & Messages Manage Call Forwarding and the Call Log. Once you've ported over all your contacts to your brand new Galaxy Note 8, it's time for a little bit of tweaking. From clingy frenemies to pesky telemarketers, there are plenty of people you probably wish you would never hear from ever again.
Thankfully, there's an easy way to keep these unwanted contacts from getting through to your phone. Here's how to block people on a Galaxy Note 8.
Unblock Calls:
Launch “Phone”
Tap “Menu”
Go to “Settings” > “Block numbers”
Tap the “-“ button next to the phone number/contact you want to unblock
Block Messages from Settings:
Launch “Messages”
Tap “Menu”
Go to “Settings” > “Block messages”
Tap “Block numbers”
Enter the phone number you want to block or tap “+” and select it from “Contacts” / “Inbox”
Tap “Back” to confirm
Block Messages from a Phone Number:
Open “Messages”
Tap “Menu”
Tap “Block numbers”
Access “Message block” and set the slider “ON”
Tap “OK” to confirm
Unblock Messages:
Launch “Messages”
Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
Access “Block messages”
Tap “Block numbers” and tap the “-“ symbol associated with the phone number you want to unblock
Tap “Back” to confirm
Clear the Call Log:
Open “Phone”
Access the “Recents” tab
Tap “Menu” > “Delete”
Select the call log entries you want to remove or tap “All”
Tap “Delete” to confirm
Enable Call Forwarding:
Open “Phone”
Tap “Menu”
Go to “Settings” > “More settings”
Tap “Call forwarding” > “Always forward”
Enter the phone number you want to use for call forwarding
Tap “Turn ON”
Enable Conditional Call Forwarding:
Launch “Phone”
Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
Access “More settings”
Tap “Call forwarding”
Select to “Forward when unreachable”, “Forward when unanswered” or “Forward when busy”
Enter the phone number you want to use for call forwarding
Tap “Turn ON”
Disable Call Forwarding:
Launch “Phone”
Tap “Menu”
Go to “Settings” > “More settings”
Tap “Call forwarding”
Select “Always forward” and tap “Turn OFF”
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Block Calls:
Open “Phone”
Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
Tap “Block numbers”
Follow one of the steps below:
To block a new phone number: enter it and select the “default” match criteria
To block a contact/phone number from the call logs or the phonebook: tap “Contacts” or “Recents” and select the phone number/contact you want to block
To block unknown callers: enable the “Block unknown callers” toggle
Open “Phone”
Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
Tap “Block numbers”
Follow one of the steps below:
To block a new phone number: enter it and select the “default” match criteria
To block a contact/phone number from the call logs or the phonebook: tap “Contacts” or “Recents” and select the phone number/contact you want to block
To block unknown callers: enable the “Block unknown callers” toggle
Unblock Calls:
Launch “Phone”
Tap “Menu”
Go to “Settings” > “Block numbers”
Tap the “-“ button next to the phone number/contact you want to unblock
Block Messages from Settings:
Launch “Messages”
Tap “Menu”
Go to “Settings” > “Block messages”
Tap “Block numbers”
Enter the phone number you want to block or tap “+” and select it from “Contacts” / “Inbox”
Tap “Back” to confirm
Block Messages from a Phone Number:
Open “Messages”
Tap “Menu”
Tap “Block numbers”
Access “Message block” and set the slider “ON”
Tap “OK” to confirm
Unblock Messages:
Launch “Messages”
Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
Access “Block messages”
Tap “Block numbers” and tap the “-“ symbol associated with the phone number you want to unblock
Tap “Back” to confirm
Clear the Call Log:
Open “Phone”
Access the “Recents” tab
Tap “Menu” > “Delete”
Select the call log entries you want to remove or tap “All”
Tap “Delete” to confirm
Enable Call Forwarding:
Open “Phone”
Tap “Menu”
Go to “Settings” > “More settings”
Tap “Call forwarding” > “Always forward”
Enter the phone number you want to use for call forwarding
Tap “Turn ON”
Enable Conditional Call Forwarding:
Launch “Phone”
Tap “Menu” > “Settings”
Access “More settings”
Tap “Call forwarding”
Select to “Forward when unreachable”, “Forward when unanswered” or “Forward when busy”
Enter the phone number you want to use for call forwarding
Tap “Turn ON”
Disable Call Forwarding:
Launch “Phone”
Tap “Menu”
Go to “Settings” > “More settings”
Tap “Call forwarding”
Select “Always forward” and tap “Turn OFF”
