Avira Free Android Security: How to block incoming calls and/or SMS

If you do not like to receive any incoming call or SMS from a specific telephone number, you can block this number. You can distinguish between

  • Calls & SMS
  • Calls
  • SMS

You can block an existing contact, a phone number from incoming call list, a phone number from incoming SMS list or any other specific telephone number.

Block a contact or phone number from a list

  1. Start the Avira Free Android Security App
  2. Go to Blacklist
  3. Click on Add and choose from the menu “Add from contacts”, “Add from call log” or “Add from SMS log”

    Avira Free Android Security - AddAvira Free Android Security - Add contact - Menu
     
  4. Choose the contact or telephone number you want to block

    Avira Free Android Security - Add contact - list
     
  5. Check the details (Name, Phone Number, Blocking options) and click on Save

    Avira Free Android Security - Add contact - DetailsAvira Free Android Security - Add contact - Save
     

Block a phone number manually (without a list)

  1. Start the Avira Free Android Security App
  2. Go to Blacklist
  3. Click on Add and choose from the menu “Create contact manually”

    Avira Free Android Security - AddAvira Free Android Security - Add manually
     
  4. Enter the details (Name, Phone Number, Blocking options) and click on Save

    Avira Free Android Security - Add manually detailsAvira Free Android Security - Add contact - Save
     

In case a blocked contact is trying to call you or to send a SMS, you will get a notification via the notification bar.

Avira Free Android Security - Blocked events

All the details about blocked events can be found in the tab “Blocked events”.

Avira Free Android Security - Blocked events - Details

Further articles about the blacklist feature:
How to delete a contact from the blacklist
How to get information about blocked events
How to delete blocked events

Affected products

  • Avira Free Android Security [Not relevant]
  • Created : Monday, September 10, 2012
  • Last updated: Friday, November 16, 2012
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