Blacklist

If you don’t want to be disturbed by certain calls or SMS, you may easily add telephone numbers to the Blacklist. The feature blocks unwanted calls and SMS. You may add numbers from your list of contacts, the call log and the SMS log, or you enter a number manually.

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Adding a number from one of the device’s logs to the Blacklist

You may easily add a number to the blacklist from call log, SMS log or your list of contacts.

  • Open Avira Free Android Security on your device.

  • Tap Blacklist.

  • The Blacklist screen opens.

  • Tap the button Add.

  • The Add contact to blacklist screen opens.

  • Select from which log you want to add a telephone number to the blacklist and tap the appropriate button.

  • Tap Cancel if you don’t want to add a number to the blacklist.

  • Touch the appropriate number you want to block.

  • The Enter contact details screen displays the phone number and the name of the contact you want to block.

  • Select a blocking option. You have the option to choose Calls & SMS, just Calls or only SMS.

  • Click Save to store the number to the blacklist.

  • The blocked number is displayed on the Blacklist screen.

  • Note
    If the contact you want to add already exists in Blacklist, you will get an error message.

Adding a number manually to the Blacklist

You may add a number to the blacklist by typing it manually.

  • Open Avira Free Android Security on your device.

  • Tap Blacklist.

  • The Blacklist screen opens.

  • Tap the button Add.

  • The Add contact to blacklist screen opens.

  • Tap Create contact manually, if you want to insert a telephone number.

  • The Enter contact details screen opens.

  • Touch the field Name to open the keypad for typing in the letters.

  • Touch the field Phone number to open the keypad for typing in the numbers.

  • Select a blocking option. You have the option to choose Calls & SMS, just Calls or only SMS.

  • Click Save to store the number to the blacklist.

  • The blocked number is displayed on the Blacklist screen.

Editing a blocked contact

You may edit the telephone number and the name of your blocked contact.

  • Open Avira Free Android Security on your device.

  • Tap Blacklist.

  • The Blacklist screen opens.

  • Tap the contact you want to edit.

  • The Edit blocked contact screen opens.

  • Touch the field Name to open the keypad for editing the name.

  • Touch the field Phone number to open the keypad for editing the telephone number.

  • Click Save to store the edited contact to the blacklist.

  • Click Cancel if you don’t want to save the changes you have made.

Blocked events

You may check the history of all blocked contacts on the tab Blocked events. You can filter the list by certain options. The name of the contact, the date and time of the contact attempt as well as the way of contacting are displayed.

  • Tap the button All to select between All, Today or New events.

  • Tap the button Calls & SMS to see blocked calls and SMS attempts. Choose the option Calls to check who of your blocked contacts tried to call you. Or select SMS to call up the phone numbers of blocked short messages.

Delete entries of the Blocked events

You may delete entries of the Blocked events. Filter the list of blocked events by All, Today or New and select between Calls & SMS, Calls or just SMS. You may delete single events as well as all events. For example, if you choose the filter All and Calls, all blocked calls are displayed on the list. You may now delete all blocked calls of your contacts at the same time. You have also the option to check single contacts and then delete the listed calls afterwards.

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  • Tap the contact whose blocked events you want to delete.

  • The time and the number of incoming blocked calls and/or SMS are displayed.

  • Touch the SMS field to see the content of blocked SMS.

  • You can now open and read the short messages.

  • You can delete single or all SMS.

  • Tap Select all to mark the whole SMS history for removing process or, check single SMS.

  • Tap Delete to erase those short messages or tap Back to stop the deletion.

  • You are asked to confirm the deletion of blocked SMS.

  • Tap Delete to remove the selected SMS from history.

  • Tap Cancel to stop the removing process.

  • Touch the calls field to see all calls from your blocked contact.

  • You can now delete a single or all calling events.

  • Tap Select all to mark the complete call history for removing process or check single calls.

  • Tap Delete to erase those calls or tap Back to stop the deletion.

  • You are asked to confirm the deletion of blocked calls.

  • Tap Delete to remove the selected calls from the history.

  • Tap Cancel to stop the removing process.

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