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5.
Tap the
Number
field to manually enter phone number.
– or –
Tap
to select from either your existing Logs or Contacts.
Tap
Match criteria
and select a parameter that must match for
the spam action to take effect. Choose from: Same as, Starts
with (ex: 800 or 888), Ends with, or includes.
6.
Tap
Save
.
To register text phrases as spam:
Some incoming messages might not be associated with a phone
number but rather an email address. In these cases, the only way to
block those messages, would be assign a key used term or phrase to
activate the Spam block.
Ex: “Dear friend”, “Stock Alert”, or “Act Now”.
1.
From the Home screen, tap
.
2.
Press
and then tap
Settings
.
3.
Locate and activate the
Spam settings
option.
4.
Tap
Register phrase as spam
➔
(
Add new
).
• Register phrase as spam
: allows you to assign a specific text phrase as
belonging to a spam message. Ex: Dear friend.
5.
Enter a term or word into the field.
Note:
The term is case sensitive. Ex: “Act Now” is not the same as
“act now”.
6.
Tap
Save
.