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


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Choose the contact or telephone number you want to block

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Check the details (Name, Phone Number, Blocking options) and click on Save


Block a phone number manually (without a list)
- Start the Avira Free Android Security App
- Go to Blacklist
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Click on Add and choose from the menu “Create contact manually”


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Enter the details (Name, Phone Number, Blocking options) and click on 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.

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

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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