topic Re: No blacklist? in Z Series

No blacklist?

Roland_R — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:26:51 GMT

Where is the blacklist for calls or texts on the Z5?

Re: No blacklist?

_alexdon_ — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 19:31:04 GMT

There is no blacklist for texts. For contacts, you can edit them and send all calls to voicemail.

Re: No blacklist?

marcius68 — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 20:10:47 GMT

Very sad to have not a blacklist also for text....every phone now have it

Re: No blacklist?

_alexdon_ — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 20:20:07 GMT

There are 3rd party apps for that. You can also forward your suggestion to Sony by writing to your Local support.

Re: No blacklist?

Morayjohny — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:54:23 GMT

How do you send a number direct to voicemail? I've tried saving it to contacts but can't find any option to then send to voicemail.

Cheers

Re: No blacklist?

_alexdon_ — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:56:01 GMT

@Morayjohny First, tap on the pencil to edit a contact, then tap on the 3 dots in the right corner, check all calls to voicemail.

Re: No blacklist?

Jake-SonyXperia — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 00:01:39 GMT

Hi Roland_R,

Welcome to the community,

You should also contact your network carrier, some actually supply Blacklisting directly through your account.

Re: No blacklist?

Rickard — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 08:06:28 GMT

With the preinstalled app Hangouts it's also possible to block SMS messages but you need to use this app for messages instead of our standard app in this case. Open Hangouts -> [menu] -> Settings -> SMS -> SMS disabled to select Hangouts for SMS. You can then block numbers under Hangouts -> [menu] -> Settings -> SMS -> Blocked contacts.

Re: No blacklist?

RobertoDS — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:49:20 GMT

Don't u think to introduce a function like these on CALLS and SMS proprietary apps ?

So we avoid incompatibility

Re: No blacklist?

Rickard — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 11:28:11 GMT

Call blocking is supported by our app but to block SMS, you currently need to use a 3:rd party app such as Google Hangouts. Support for blocking SMS has been forwarded as feedback but i'm afraid i don't know when or if this will be supported by our messaging app.

Re: No blacklist?

RobertoDS — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 14:52:37 GMT

Call blocking on calls is available JUST AND ONLY if a number or contact is on my contactlist, but not available for a number calls me sometimes that's not in my contactlist ! I think is more important call blocking availabilty no-depending by contactlist !

I'm hoping u could address these two steps internally !

Re: No blacklist?

Rickard — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 15:28:29 GMT

I will forward your feedback.

What i do is that i have a contact that works as a blacklist. I have a contact called "Blocked" which i have blocked and then i just add numbers i want to block to that contact. So if a new number calls that i want to block i can quickly block it if i tap and hold it in the call log and then select "Add to contacts" and then "Blocked".

But it is also possible to download a standalone call blocker app from Google Play to keep the list of blocked numbers separate from the contacts list. Personally i prefer using our contacts app though as the "Blocked" contact is synchronized across my devices.

Re: No blacklist?

Roland_R — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 08:38:35 GMT

It's an acceptable workaround.
It still lacks the possibility for trigger words though.

Re: No blacklist?

RobertoDS — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:42:13 GMT

That's just a workaround, available on stock android, and not introduced by Sony

However, contact "Blocked" is a very good idea

Re: No blacklist?

Rickard — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:24:37 GMT

Glad to hear that we could find a solution that works for you and hopefully more options will be available in the future

But i do suspect you are comparing to a phone that's not running stock Android. This is how you block numbers also on Google Nexus 6 i believe.

Re: No blacklist?

RobertoDS — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:20:13 GMT

I hope more options will be into your SW and not a stock one !

This is also how I block number on Moto G 2014 with Android 5.0 !!!!

I think there should be a better way to lock numbers !

But your workaround likes me a lot really smart

Call blocking

flubberpond — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:09:25 GMT

Hi,

So I'm fairly new to the Sony Xperia Z5 phone. I used to have a Samsung phone, and it had a call blocking feature in-built into the settings. I could usually just block the spam number by pulling up the side menu in the Phone/Call area. I am fairly annoyed that Sony doesn't have this feature.

I have read from others that I have to either download a third party app, or add the spam number to my contacts list and then tick the option 'Send calls to voicemail' or something similar. Neither of which are particularly attractive options. I get a lot of spam calls, and would like a convenient and fast way to block such numbers.

My question is: Will there be an in-built call blocking feature in the future, preferably sometime soon?

Call blocking

Monnies — Wed, 11 May 2016 16:28:11 GMT

Can an individual number be blocked from call log.

Re: No blacklist?

Ram786 — Wed, 11 May 2016 19:57:17 GMT

No sony does not have Blacklist

But

U can use

Extreme Call Blocker

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greythinker.punchback

Why is stock Android call blocking option missing from Z5C?

vbatech — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 20:35:26 GMT

Having recently switched to the Z5C from a Nokia Lumia, I am finding call blocking to be a huge problem. Stock Android (and even my old Lumia) allows for numbers to be added to a blocking list by simply long-pressing any number in the call log. Why did Sony remove this stock Android feature from the Z5C?