Are you receiving spam or unwanted texts? Here's how to block text messages on any Samsung phone to shut them out.

An unexpected text can go from simply annoying to malicious, which is why you'll want to know how to stop spam texts once and for all.

For Samsung phones, open the Samsung Messages app and select the menu (triple dots) > Settings > Block numbers and spam > Caller ID and spam protection and switch the toggle to on.

Having said that, all Android devices come with built-in ways to block spam calls and in this guide, we will tell you how to do it based on the phone you have.

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