How to send calls not on contacts list directly to voicemail

[Android Central Question]

Hi. I'm using a Galaxy S9+ from Verizon and get 2-6 spam robocalls per day from fake local numbers. I have tried a few different spam blocking apps, and none have worked out well. I'd like to just send all incoming calls from outside my contacts list to voicemail but have been unable to find anything in the different settings menus that would allow this.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[mustang7757]

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[Rukbat]

Some blocking apps (and even some Phone apps in the phone) allow you to reject calls not in Contacts. Calls Blacklist - Call Blocker does it. (Block unknown calls.)

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! If those are spoofed local numbers, then there may not be much you can do. Spoofing is where the spam caller makes it seem like the call is coming from a certain number -- but when you call that number back, it's the actual owner of that number (who has no idea their number was being spoofed). This is a common tactic used by spam callers. They will often spoof a number that has the same area code and prefix as your number, hoping that you'll think it's a real person who lives near you.

If you block these numbers, it won't help, since the spoofers will rotate through a whole lot of similar phone numbers, and all you'd be doing is blocking a legitimate phone number (that granted, probably will never call you for a real reason, but you never know). The telecom industry is supposedly working hard to figure out how to stop spoofed calls, but for now, the best thing to do is ignore calls from these kinds of numbers, and see if they leave a voicemail.

 

[methodman89]

Open your phone dialer.
Tap settings.
Go to the screen I've attached and toggle on the option.
Good luck.

 

[Quack Me Up]

Since it seems like the initial question wasn't answered I would also like to know if calls not on my contact list can be sent directly to voicemail. I do NOT want them blocked, just sent to voicemail. I have a Moto Z4.
Thank you.

 

[mustang7757]

Since it seems like the initial question wasn't answered I would also like to know if calls not on my contact list can be sent directly to voicemail. I do NOT want them blocked, just sent to voicemail. I have a Moto Z4.
Thank you.

It was answered but they never replied back ,to answer your question , try DND(Do Not Disturb)

 

[ManiacJoe]

Since it seems like the initial question wasn't answered I would also like to know if calls not on my contact list can be sent directly to voicemail. I do NOT want them blocked, just sent to voicemail. I have a Moto Z4.
Thank you.

Check the options in your dialer app under the "blocking" settings. The normal definition of "block" or "reject" is "send to voicemail without ringing the phone".

The call type you are describing is often called "unknown" while "private" is often used to describe calls with no Caller ID info (blocked by *67).

 

[ashleedawg]

Open your phone dialer.
Tap settings.
Go to the screen I've attached and toggle on the option.
Good luck.

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Thanks, I always forget that the Phone app has its own separate settings

 

[NoviceRobes]

Check the options in your dialer app under the "blocking" settings. The normal definition of "block" or "reject" is "send to voicemail without ringing the phone".

The call type you are describing is often called "unknown" while "private" is often used to describe calls with no Caller ID info (blocked by *67).

Hey from Google search, I'm trying to do the same but cannot for the life of me find the correct settings on my OnePlus6T. Help?

 

[ManiacJoe]

Hey from Google search, I'm trying to do the same but cannot for the life of me find the correct settings on my OnePlus6T. Help? ??????

Most likely, the settings are in the dialer app's settings. My LG V60 has them at
Dialer > 3-dot menu > call settings > call blocking > digit filter
Your phone may have them at a slightly different place.