LOT OF THEM. FOLKS, LET ME BE CLEAR WITH YOU RIGHT UP FRONT. WHAT I’M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU HERE WILL NOT STOP CALLS FROM COMING TO YOUR PHONE, BUT IT WILL SILENCE THOSE CALLS. KEEP YOUR PHONE FROM RINGING AND THEN SEND THE CALLS DIRECTLY INTO VOICEMAIL. SO LET’S START WITH THE MOST POPULAR FILM THAT IS THE IPHONE. GO TO SETTINGS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN. THAT’S THE ICON THAT LOOKS LIKE A A GEAR. SCROLL DOWN TO APPS THAT’S AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN THERE. CLICK ON APPS AND THEN SCROLL DOWN TO PHONE. CLICK ON PHONE AND LOOK FOR THIS SILENCE. UNKNOWN CALLERS TOUCH THAT. HIT THE TOGGLE BUTTON SO THAT IT’S SHOWING GREEN. NOW LET’S MOVE ON TO AN ANDROID PHONE. YOU TOUCH THE PHONE APP AND THEN YOU TAP ON KEYPAD ON THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER, YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THE THREE DOTS. TAP ON THAT AND THEN TAP ON SETTINGS. IN THE CALL SETTINGS, SELECT BLOCK NUMBERS AND THEN YOU’LL SEE THE OPTION TO BLOCK CALLS FROM UNKNOWN NUMBERS. TAP IT TO TURN ON THAT FEATURE. NOW AGAIN I REPEAT THIS WILL SILENCE CALLS FROM UNKNOWN NUMBERS. IT WILL NOT STOP THEM ENTIRELY. I HAVE THIS FEATURE ENABLED ON MY PHONE AND LOOK AT ALL THE CALLS. IT’S SILENCED IN JUST A DAY AND A HALF FOR ME. AND I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT NONE OF THESE CALLERS LEFT ME A VOICEMAIL. RIGHT NOW I HAVE THE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS FROM WHAT I JUST SHOWED YOU ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. OR YOU CAN DO AN ONLINE SEARCH FOR BLOCK UNKNOWN CALLERS ON, AND THEN TYPE IN WHATEVER KIND OF PHONE YOU HAVE. IF YOU WANT TO BLOCK CALLS ON A LANDLINE, THE BEST ADVICE IS TO CONTACT YOUR PHONE COMPANY AND ASK THEM WHAT TYPE OF CALL BLOCKING SERVICES THEY’RE CURRENTLY OFFERING
News 8’s consumer investigator Brian Roche explains how to silence robocalls on smartphones, ensuring they go directly to voicemail without ringing your phone.The method shared will not stop calls from coming to your phone but will silence them. For iPhone users, go to settings on the home screen, scroll down to apps, select the phone option and activate the “Silence Unknown Callers” feature by toggling the button to green.For Android users, try opening the phone app, tapping on the keypad, selecting the three dots in the top right corner, going to settings, choosing call settings and selecting block numbers.The option to block calls from unknown numbers can be activated here. For those looking to block calls on a landline, it’s recommended that you try contacting the phone company to inquire about available call-blocking services.
News 8’s consumer investigator Brian Roche explains how to silence robocalls on smartphones, ensuring they go directly to voicemail without ringing your phone.
The method shared will not stop calls from coming to your phone but will silence them. For iPhone users, go to settings on the home screen, scroll down to apps, select the phone option and activate the “Silence Unknown Callers” feature by toggling the button to green.
For Android users, try opening the phone app, tapping on the keypad, selecting the three dots in the top right corner, going to settings, choosing call settings and selecting block numbers.
The option to block calls from unknown numbers can be activated here.
For those looking to block calls on a landline, it’s recommended that you try contacting the phone company to inquire about available call-blocking services.