Hello to all. Lately I’ve been receiving a lot of spam calls under private number. Is there a way to block them? Any app?

  • GrappleHat@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    21 days ago

    I use Yet Another Call Blocker. It has a custom block list you can use to block a specific number.

    The block list also supports wildcard characters, which is my favorite feature! I use it to block swaths of numbers (much of my spam comes from the state I used to live in, so I block those area codes).

    • anguo@lemmy.ca
      2·
      20 days ago

      Looks like it hasn’t been updated in 3 years. Is it still maintained?

      • N4CHEM@lemmy.ml
        2·
        19 days ago

        The app has not been updated in long time, but the database is still updating daily for me, and the app still works on Android 14. Can’t tell it will continue working in the future…

      • GrappleHat@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        20 days ago

        You’re right, I hadn’t noticed that.

        Looks like the F-droid version is way behind, because you can see on their GitLab page that the project is still maintained. It’d be best to get the app directly through GitLab I suppose, or add an F-droid repo that has a more up-to-date version.

        • anguo@lemmy.ca
          1·
          20 days ago

          Looks like there are just more translations in the gitlab history, but no new releases since 2021.

          • GrappleHat@lemmy.mlEnglish
            1·
            20 days ago

            Ugh, you’re right! I didn’t realize. I’m going to give SpamBlocker a try instead. I just downloaded and flipped through the options and it looks better than “Yet Another Call Blocker” anyway.

            • anguo@lemmy.ca
              2·
              20 days ago

              I mean, it doesn’t necessarily mean the app is dead, maybe it’s just still working as intended?

      • GrappleHat@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        20 days ago

        It can block hidden numbers, if that’s what you mean by “private”.

        I hope you like the app!