Contact your carrier or try the Mr. Number method below instead. Enter a number you want to block. Tap Inbox to select and block people who've sent you text messages that are still in your inbox. If you want to block texts from someone in your contacts list, tap Contacts and select everyone you want to block. Tap +.

How to block a phone number on LG Phone Go to the Phone App. Press the 3 dot Icon. Go to Call Settings and select Reject Calls. Tap the “+” button and add the number. 4. How to block a phone number on HTC Phone Go to the Dialer App. Press and hold the phone number. Select Block Contact and then press OK.

Choose Block Numbers. Type in a number you want to block. Select a number from your Recents or Contacts to block them. Open your Android's Phone app. This phone-shaped app should be on your Android's Home Screen. If you're not on a Samsung, jump ahead to our methods for Pixel or Nexus phones, LG phones, or HTC phones.

It is possible to block texts from unknown and private numbers in Android, but it is accomplished in the Phone app and will block phone calls from those numbers as well. Can a text be traced? Yes, but not by you personally.