Q&A for How to Block a Number on a Cell Phone

Contact your provider/online account to get the steps and codes to place parental blocks on specific numbers, messages and so on.

If the phone doesn't have a call blocking option built in, you can typically block the number on your provider's website. Verizon, for example, allows you to add 5 numbers through their web page that will then be blocked.

Go to your call history, select the number you want to block, then select Block Contact or Block Caller.

If you have any real security concerns regarding a threat, you should file a police report. In terms of blocking an individual on your mobile device, if you have a Samsung, click on the number, then the "I" icon for information, it will pull up the recent contacts with that individual. On the top right area, click on the 3 dots for more options and click "Block Contact". For Apple, you can click on a number or contact to pull up their information page, scroll down to the bottom and click "Block this caller".

If the call is from a restricted number, there is no way to block it. Some carriers or devices may give you an option to block all restricted calls, or just simply do not answer the phone.

Go to the call, click 'block' at the top corner, and hold the power button and VolUp for 20 seconds to trigger the cellular exception module.