[Q] Block Unknown Callers App? - HTC Inspire 4G

So I keep getting calls from auto-dialers coming as "Unknown" on Caller ID.. I answer and it's that 5 second delay then someone in a foreign country asking me to sign up for a newspaper or refinance. I want to ELIMINATE these calls. I have a block list that works good in Android, but it doesn't allow me to ass Unknown to blocked calls... I saw some posts from several years back, but nothing recent. Is there anything good out there today that I can install to block unknown\unavailable calls from coming through to my phone?

Search "Mr. Number - Call Block" in the Market. I use it and it works great.

GiRARDsays said:
Search "Mr. Number - Call Block" in the Market. I use it and it works great.
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The only thing I don't like is it flashes one ring\screen, then kills the call. Not sure how the built-in blocker is different, but with it my phone never acknowledges a call coming in.

Try Easy Filter

GiRARDsays said:
Try Easy Filter
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Thanks, still flashes the call up on the screen for a second, but works well, thanks!

Try Extreme Call Blocker on the Market. It's highly customizable. You can have it send unkown callers to voice mail, or to hang up immediately. You can do the same for phone numbers you add yourself - like the ex-girlfriend who won't stay away, and the guy trying to sell you life insurance. You can even have it block an entire exchange, like 216-951 (216 being my area code and 951 being a random exchange I pulled up).
-Mike

Ultra Droid said:
Try Extreme Call Blocker on the Market. It's highly customizable. You can have it send unkown callers to voice mail, or to hang up immediately. You can do the same for phone numbers you add yourself - like the ex-girlfriend who won't stay away, and the guy trying to sell you life insurance. You can even have it block an entire exchange, like 216-951 (216 being my area code and 951 being a random exchange I pulled up).
-Mike
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Cool it worked perfect, thanks so much everyone.

Gblocker works great as well.
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Call Blocker

I have been searching and googling abit for any free or at least reasonably prices software that can block or just mute the ringer for some contacts
i have been using mcleaner on ipno but i cant find anything similar that says it supports leo
any suggestion guys
Thanks Again all those who helped on our Christmas present (leo custom roms
If you search in the Development and Hacking threads on XDA there is a tool called, IIRC, Call Firewall, which might be what you are looking for.
Use this tool to search http://www.google.com/advanced_search?q=+site:http://forum.xda-developers.com&hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all
WB
Thanks for the hint
call blocker seems to work fine on leo, test it for a day
here is the link of the dev site if anyone is interested
http://www.logic-unlimited.in/callfirewall.php
maxdcy said:
Thanks for the hint
call blocker seems to work fine on leo, test it for a day
i am in china,the website u mentioned doesnt work,can u upload the software in here?thanks a lot
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There is a programme called 'Call Blocker' I used it on my Diamond, using WM 6.1, give it a go.
SPB Phone Suite does the job as well, they call it "Call Fliltering"
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CallSMSBlocker
http://www.winmobileapps.com/device/pocketpc/csb/csb.aspx
Magicall
http://www.mobiion.com/magicall.html
wacky.banana said:
If you search in the Development and Hacking threads on XDA there is a tool called, IIRC, Call Firewall, which might be what you are looking for.
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Looks like it simply rejects the call. If that is the case, the caller will be sent to my voicemail and I still have to delete it afterwards.
Call Bouncer is better. It accepts the call and hang up. No voicemail.
However, there is a problem I think would appear in all these programs. At times, I got a ring (or half a ring) before it is caught by Call Bouncer. I found this rather annoying.
Is there any apps out there that silents selected incoming calls instead of rejecting them?
Sometimes I don't want them to know I'm rejecting their calls, just that I wasn't around to receive them.
kenkiller said:
Is there any apps out there that silents selected incoming calls instead of rejecting them?
Sometimes I don't want them to know I'm rejecting their calls, just that I wasn't around to receive them.
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I have the impression that pocket call bouncer has an option to reject (accept and hang up) or ignore (turn of ringing). Give it a try. I've used it on HD2 but I don't like it because at times the phone rings once before the bouncer can take action.
Magicall does all that. It can:
1) reject (send to voicemail)
2) drop
3) pick up and hold
4) ignore (no ringing is sounded while caller keeps waiting)
5) handle incoming SMS
You can also set it to automatically send SMS to callers.
XBLOCKR
XBLOCKR:
http://www.xblockr.com/
my most excellent buds.. the programs are all reactive stuff.. something has to happen for the programs to do something.
If you really want to let the person think you just didn't pick up his call, then just simply copy a silent ringtone and use it as a custom ringtone for the person... you'll never "hear" from him/her again.
And.. it just takes 30s to turn off voicemail.. I mean, you wouldn't want the person to wonder why is it that you have voicemail and he/she wasn't diverted there?
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my most excellent buds.. the programs are all reactive stuff.. something has to happen for the programs to do something.
If you really want to let the person think you just didn't pick up his call, then just simply copy a silent ringtone and use it as a custom ringtone for the person... you'll never "hear" from him/her again.
And.. it just takes 30s to turn off voicemail.. I mean, you wouldn't want the person to wonder why is it that you have voicemail and he/she wasn't diverted there?
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True...but I dun see how you can do that for incoming calls that don't show a number.
kenkiller said:
True...but I dun see how you can do that for incoming calls that don't show a number.
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Then u gotta give call firewall 1.4 a try, it's a freeware and can reject unkown calls ......
here is a link --> http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-call-firewall-v1-4.html
Cobra2 said:
Then u gotta give call firewall 1.4 a try, it's a freeware and can reject unkown calls ......
here is a link --> http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-call-firewall-v1-4.html
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No worries...I'm using Callblock now and it works great....
Just replying moooxooom's statement that we should use a silent ringtone for all callers. Sometimes it takes just a little bit more thinking to capture all the usual scenarios.
Cool call management app - my recommendation
I use HTC Diamond 2 and recently came across a cool call management and call blocking app XBLOCKR. I first downloaded the Lite version from Microsoft Marketplace and was quite impressed. It has a great feature "Do Not Disturb" and alas it is not available in the Lite version that I was using. I contacted them through their website as they sell it for $ 19.95 which I feel is a reasonable price, but thought of bargaining
They gave me a code and I purchased it for $ 14.95.
It's a great app if anybody is looking for something different than call blocker apps. It gives you options to handle your call when it arrives as well you can pre-program. I am very happy having it on my Diamond. Check it out as they have a 100 call trial version with all the features.
cellomania said:
I use HTC Diamond 2 and recently came across a cool call management and call blocking app XBLOCKR. I first downloaded the Lite version from Microsoft Marketplace and was quite impressed. It has a great feature "Do Not Disturb" and alas it is not available in the Lite version that I was using. I contacted them through their website as they sell it for $ 19.95 which I feel is a reasonable price, but thought of bargaining
They gave me a code and I purchased it for $ 14.95.
It's a great app if anybody is looking for something different than call blocker apps. It gives you options to handle your call when it arrives as well you can pre-program. I am very happy having it on my Diamond. Check it out as they have a 100 call trial version with all the features.
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nice ad...and to think, it's your first post too...(insert rolls eyes smiley here)
alex fung said:
Looks like it simply rejects the call. If that is the case, the caller will be sent to my voicemail and I still have to delete it afterwards.
Call Bouncer is better. It accepts the call and hang up. No voicemail.
However, there is a problem I think would appear in all these programs. At times, I got a ring (or half a ring) before it is caught by Call Bouncer. I found this rather annoying.
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The readme for Call Bouncer states that it ignores the same as Call Firewall does, this sending the caller over to your voicemail. The developers site for it is at http://www.ipocketpc.net/applications/Category32-Utilities.aspx (scroll down to it) to see if this is the same Call Bouncer you are talking about.
Best Call Managers
Hi
Check this one out http://www.pocketx.net/products/photocontactspro_ppc/
Allows you to set call management individually or in groups. Can set timed profiles. I rate this as one with the most variety of options

[Request] Block Call application

Hi !
I am looking for an application wich can block call instantly, without one ore two rings before droping call or redirecting to voice mail. I tried a few applications from market like SPC, aFirewall etc. and i am very disappointed. Every one of them droping call after one or two rings, so caller will realize that i have an firewall installed.
Thank you !
In order for your phone to block a call, it must know there is a call to block... It has to ring on the other end, or there would be nothing to block.
Gblocker is as good as it gets
I had iBlacklist on iPhone, call filter on nokia and those apps dropped the call instantly. The phones did not ring at all.
So, there must be another explanation...
cipandales said:
I had iBlacklist on iPhone, call filter on nokia and those apps dropped the call instantly. The phones did not ring at all.
So, there must be another explanation...
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If the call if rejected by your phone the caller can always know this is happening... however your carrier should be able to blacklist numbers for you in the event of mischief and in this case the caller will actually hear a "no such number" tone and the call will never be handed to your phone to deal with.
I'm not sure if your Nokia or iPhone solution actually managed a local or a network blacklist. If it was a local blacklist then for sure the caller knows they've been hung up on (even if it doesn't ring at your end)!
aFirewall the best for me
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yn my N1 that don't happen. when a anonimus call happen, it doesn't ring and the caller don't listen any tone. Afirewall!!!!
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If you go to a contact, and then to go options, there is an option to send that call directly to voicemail. Phone doesn't even ring.
aFirewall is eating my batery very fast. And it does ring one or two times before droping the call (even more when it came back from sleep/stand by).
Refer to iBlacklist, i can tell you that it is blocking the call somehow before ringing - i tried to call from another phone and it divert the call to voice mail instantly, with no ring - sounds like network busy tone.
The same for Nokia.
Anway, thanks for your suggestions !
The best solution is the modified Phone.apk from Cytown. You can block the call
in the same way carrier does. Your phone never make any sound, or turn on the screen...
Nothing happens, like the call never exist.
kep0ne said:
If you go to a contact, and then to go options, there is an option to send that call directly to voicemail. Phone doesn't even ring.
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Yes this works. it is already built into the phone. I have a few numbers set up this way already. Why are you guys using apps for this?
Because i don't want to add to contacts every not wanted numbers. And i need that application to manage scheduled profiles (again, like iblacklist - no, i don't want an iphone just for this app), so i can manage when and for whom i am availlable.

[APP REQUEST] A New type of Call Blocker app

I know that there call blocker apps that can answer/hang up or send the blocked call to voicemail. But is there a app that can send the blocked call to a special message. Something like the phone disconnected message. So the person would think that phone was disconnected and stop calling period or you can record your own personalized message for that particular number. This message would only be played for blocked calls and the regular voicemail message would be played for unblocked messages. Is this already an app or can someone develop it.
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Babyche43 said:
I know that there call blocker apps that can answer/hang up or send the blocked call to voicemail. But is there a app that can send the blocked call to a special message. Something like the phone disconnected message. So the person would think that phone was disconnected and stop calling period or you can record your own personalized message for that particular number. This message would only be played for blocked calls and the regular voicemail message would be played for unblocked messages. Is this already an app or can someone develop it.
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Great idea! I hope something like this can be done... Would be interesting if you could just set an mp3 as the receiving message or something. Very interesting indeed.
Sounds like a fun idea, maybe someone annoying keeps calling you and you set it to forward to an mp3 file of a message saying this phone line is disconnected... not a bad idea but right now i just add them to the blacklist and let it go to voicemail
I don't use this particular feature, but Extreme Call Blocker Droid can do this. As far as I can tell, the program works fine on my Nexus One (eventhough it says Droid in the name). Within this app, look at the "Pretenders" list for this feature. It comes with like dialtone, snoring and a few others by default (and you can add more).
Google voice does this.
When you get a voicemail from them add them as "blocked", next time they call, they get a "this number has been disconnected" message.
Thanks just what I was looking for.
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Yep, the two best ones are made by the same company:
Root Call Blocker (for general use):
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.beta
Call Master (for advanced users):
https://market.android.com/details?id=fahrbot.apps.blacklist
These are the only blockers that completely block everything without turning the screen on. Need to be rooted though.

[APP] Anonymous Call Rejection

Hey XDA-Freaks!
Ever heard of the service called Anonymous Call Rejection (ACR)? A really useful feature.. if it is offered by your service provider. Over here in Germany it seems like only T-Mobile and O2 offer it, unfortunately Vodafone currently doesn't. That sucks.
Hence my question: Do you know of a software that would answer calls with suppressed number without letting me hear the ringtone and outputting a voice message to the anonymous caller telling "Your Caller ID is hidden. This person does not want anonymous calls. Please unhide your number and try again.."?
Drop suggestions and I'll smile for you.
Maybe this will do the job
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13213850
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SecUpwN said:
Hey XDA-Freaks!
Ever heard of the service called Anonymous Call Rejection (ACR)? A really useful feature.. if it is offered by your service provider. Over here in Germany it seems like only T-Mobile and O2 offer it, unfortunately Vodafone currently doesn't. That sucks.
Hence my question: Do you know of a software that would answer calls with suppressed number without letting me hear the ringtone and outputting a voice message to the anonymous caller telling "Your Caller ID is hidden. This person does not want anonymous calls. Please unhide your number and try again.."?
Drop suggestions and I'll smile for you.
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I am not sure if it works in your country or not, but their is a voicemail service called youmail that I have used in the past. I had it set up so that it would ring a few times, and my voice mail would say "this number has been disconnected" and it would hang up. It only did this on numbers not in my contacts, or no caller id numbers.
From what I remember it had the option to ditch these numbers as well, but I am not sure if it would ring or not, as I have not used it in awhile.
Might be worth a try if not rooted.
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fxstone said:
Maybe this will do the job
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13213850
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I don't think Root Call Blocker can do it but Call Master from the same developer definitely can (and much more).
I have been using it for about a year now.
kantjer said:
I don't think Root Call Blocker can do it but Call Master from the same developer definitely can (and much more).
I have been using it for about a year now.
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Hi, nice one on the cross there thanks
Yes sure we can do it with both CM and RCB.
But we can only send those callers to another place (a disconnected phone perhaps).
kantjer said:
I don't think Root Call Blocker can do it but Call Master from the same developer definitely can (and much more).
I have been using it for about a year now.
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So what exactly is the difference between "Call Master" and "Root Call Blocker"? Both don't seem to be able to output a custom voice message to callers telling them why they where rejected. Not even the PRO version has the requested feature..
I use RCB and its great. Doesnt have the custom voice rejection youre looking for. Its more to block a caller and not having your phone ring. I use alternative rejection method. And that makes the caller think i picked up right away and hangs up quick. Without letting them go to voicemail. They have about 5 rejection methods.
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Block callers?

The phone app that came on my Phab2 Pro is not Google's and it doesn't seem to have any way to block spam callers. Anybody else have this problem & how can I fix it?
BTW, I tried installing the real phone app (http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...gle-phone-7-0-140755802-android-apk-download/) but it fails with the message "Parse error".
I installed the Asus contacts and Dialer from the play store. It does just fine for now.
I use Truecaller app. I googled 'best Call Blocker for android" and Truecaller came up on top of several review list.
strawsy said:
I installed the Asus contacts and Dialer from the play store. It does just fine for now.
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Using Asus contacts & dialer and, when calls come in, phone rings but no answer screen shows up. I can't answer the call. Ideas?
roebling said:
Using Asus contacts & dialer and, when calls come in, phone rings but no answer screen shows up. I can't answer the call. Ideas?
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I'm still using it and I have not had any issues. Has it worked at all for you? If so I'd probably Uninstall apps that you've installed since. If not then maybe start with a fresh install and put that on first. Since you have the same phone it has to be an app conflict.
I use Google Voice, I will never give out the phone number that my carrier assigned me. I only give out my Google Voice phone number, you can block callers or mark as spam. I did like one feature that comes with P2P phone app, the ability to record an active call and it will record both sides of the conversation.
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I use Google Voice, I will never give out the phone number that my carrier assigned me. I only give out my Google Voice phone number, you can block callers or mark as spam. I did like one feature that comes with P2P phone app, the ability to record an active call and it will record both sides of the conversation.
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Me too, no problems blocking with Google Voice. Problems with the cell line. Trash marketers programatically continuously dial all possible phone numbers, noting which are activated, without regard to whether or a not lines are cellular. Numbers that are answered progress to stage two, spam calls.
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I'm still using it and I have not had any issues. Has it worked at all for you? If so I'd probably Uninstall apps that you've installed since. If not then maybe start with a fresh install and put that on first. Since you have the same phone it has to be an app conflict.
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Tried backing out apps but no joy. Wiped phone and now all works. Think the problem was related to removing the SD card last week to make room for 2nd SIM.
roebling said:
Me too, no problems blocking with Google Voice. Problems with the cell line. Trash marketers programatically continuously dial all possible phone numbers, noting which are activated, without regard to whether or a not lines are cellular. Numbers that are answered progress to stage two, spam calls.
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Ahh, might have a solution for you. Back in the days before cell phones were popular, landlines ruled the earth with cassette tape answering machines. I would get the same trash and telephone marketers with their systems listening for the caller to say hello and connect you to their marketers, if no one picked up then their system would call until someone picked up. BUT! if that same system got a certain signal it would remove the phone number from their call list.
this link is automated recording of a disconnected or number not in service. Save this as your voicemail greeting, the tones you hear at the beginning are what tell their system that the number is not in service and remove you from their list.
How to block number in lenovo phab2 plus??......it has no option for privacy in settings and call details also does not show any options to block

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