Re: OT: spam phone calls

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
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I simply use Do Not Disturb, a feature that came on my 5 year old Galaxy
 S10+ phone. If the number is not in my contact list the phone won't ring
 but will send it to Voicemail. I have Voicemail set to beep once so I can
 check it if I'm nearby. Dunno how many new phones still have this feature.

  I don't use/need it, but I've just checked on my Samsung Galaxy A51
(Android 13) phone and the 'Phone' app has a setting ('Block numbers' ->)
'Block calls from unknown numbers'.

  I haven't turned that on, so I don't know what it does exactly -
redirect to voicemail? log the number/timestamp? other? -, but at least
it seems to *be* a do-not-disturb setting, however it's not named as
such.

  Of course there are also general 'Do not disturb' settings, but they
also cover app notifications and alarms and sounds, not just calls and
messages.

 So important calls like family, doctors, etc. get through but otherwise
 not. To my surprise looking at the missed calls list I've found that only
 around 1 in 10 non-contact (junk) calls leave a Voicemail, and even then I
 can easily dispatch it after listening only a few seconds, so IMO I'm ahead
 in the battle. YMMV...