Google may have some new features in store that would make blocking a phone number on Android easier and more complete . The operating system currently offers several solutions to block spam and harassers: however, it is necessary to block calls and text messages from a specific number separately, sometimes using different apps.
These solutions, although efficient, often do not allow blocked numbers to be migrated to a new smartphone when changing devices, forcing the user to have to carry out the spam number-blocking operations again. Analyzing the code strings of the latest versions of Google Telephone, however, it seems that the Mountain View giant is working on a simplified blocking method that would automatically block both calls and SMS coming from a specific phone number.
Google Phone may block calls and SMS automatically
These strings, discovered by analyzing the APK file of Google Phone versions 118 and 117 , have disappeared in newer versions of the application. This doesn’t mean that Google has stopped working on this feature, but that it may simply reappear in a future version of the app and be released in the future.
These strings suggest that the company is working on a “simplified blocking” solution. In practice, it would be possible to automatically block both calls and text messages by adding a number to the blocklist . Furthermore, this list could also be shared with other applications. Specifically, these are the code strings that allude to this function.
<string name=”migrate_blocked_numbers_dialog_allow_button”>Allow</string>
<string name=”migrate_blocked_numbers_dialog_cancel_button”>@android:string/cancel</string>
<string name=”migrate_blocked_numbers_dialog_message”>To better protect you, Phone needs to change how blocking works. Your blocked numbers will now stop both calls and texts and may be shared with other apps.</string>
<string name=”migrate_blocked_numbers_dialog_title”>New, simplified blocking</string>
