- Code within the Phone by Google app suggests that Google could be working on a shared phone number blocklist for Android.
- The Phone by Google app could soon block both calls and texts by using this shared phone number blocklist as part of a “new, simplified blocking” solution.
- Users could get an option to receive voicemails or auto-delete them as well.
We’ve all been in situations where we need to block a spammer or harasser. There are plenty of solutions available to block calls on Android, and you can do the same with text messages, too. But so far, you have to choose to block a phone call and a test message separately, and you probably have to do it across separate apps. Further, if you change your phones, there’s a good chance that these blocklists do not migrate, leaving you susceptible to the same cycle of harassment all over again. Google appears to be working to change that with a simplified blocking solution.
Phone by Google app, popularly known as the Google Phone app, includes a few interesting strings. These strings are present in v118 and v117 (and possibly in even earlier versions), but Google seems to have removed them from v119 and v120. While that doesn’t always mean that the feature is completely removed, it does mean that there could be more changes or delays before the functionality goes live.
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