Android calls

As a parent, you might want to block unwanted contacts and text messages on their child’s phone.  You can easily block your child from making any outgoing calls by following these steps: Open Settings on your child’s device > Search and tap on “Call Settings”  Select Supplementary Services > Call Barring Turn on “All Outgoing …

Many people experience the issue of their phone rejecting incoming calls from all or certain numbers or contacts.  These are the most common reasons for your phone rejecting calls: You have “auto call reject” turned on Some numbers (including private numbers) are blocked Call barring or call forwarding is enabled Do Not Disturb or Airplane …

The call history on your Android phone stores and lists all the calls you’ve made and received and provides more info like call duration, date, and time. You may have wondered at some point how long your call history stays on your phone. By default, the call history on an Android phone is limited to …

Private calls result from the caller blocking their number from appearing on the Caller ID. These calls are shown on the callee’s phone as “No Caller ID” or “Restricted”.  You may notice that private calls are automatically rejected on your phone, or go straight to your voicemail. How can you fix this? To accept private …

In most Android phones, blocking a number restricts the contact from calling or sending a text message.  If a blocked number is still able to contact you, it’s likely because the caller has hidden their caller ID, either through a carrier service option or using a third-party application. If that’s the case, calls and text …

As a smartphone user, you may notice that your phone screen turns off automatically during a call as you put it close to your ear. How to prevent this? How to keep your screen from turning off during calls There are two main approaches: Reasons your screen turns off during calls The touchscreen of your …

By default, Android devices require you to swipe to answer calls. You might be wondering if there’s a method to get rid of the swipe. There is a way to disable the swipe and instead respond to calls with a tap. To answer the calls with a single tap, go to Settings > Accessibility > …