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Do you wake up every morning to “Hi! This is Sarah from credit assistance!”? You don’t know Sarah. Sarah is a lie. Sarah works in a basement full of call scripts. You have the power to vaporize Sarah before she finishes her pitch.

How to Block Text Messages on Android or iPhone

Go into your phone’s main Settings app. It’s the gear icon that looks like a tiny wheel of digital cheese. Scroll down to “Call settings” or “Phone”—it varies by phone brand like pizza toppings vary by region. Then, look for “Block numbers” or “Caller ID & spam.”

Here’s the magic part: you can toggle on “Block unknown callers”. Once you flip that switch, any number not in your contacts will be sent directly to voicemail. Poof. They’re gone. Scientists estimate this alone prevents 47% of minor heart attacks when your phone buzzes during a nice bath. Just remember to love your delivery driver, because their number is now blocked too. Sorry, Dave the UPS man.

The App-Level Block: When the App is the Problem

Sometimes, it’s not a person. It’s the app itself. That news app that sends you breaking alerts about a missing goat in Nebraska? Or that shopping app that sends a notification every time someone you don’t know buys a lamp?

This is notification blocking. Long-press the notification from the app. You’ll see a slider or a button that says “Turn off notifications.” Slide it. Done. The app still exists—it’s not deleted—but it’s now a silent ghost that lives in your app drawer. It’s the digital equivalent of putting a loud parrot under a pillow. You know it’s there, but you don’t have to hear it squawk.

Fun fact: Android phones process an average of 63 notifications per day per user. If you blocked all non-essential app alerts, you’d gain back approximately 12 minutes of your life every day. That’s 73 hours a year! You could learn the ukulele. Or nap. I vote nap.

How to Block Text Messages on Android or iPhone