How To Block Google Hangouts Spam

Now open any of spam messages that you wish to block mostly like the messages that contain promotional links etc.

How to block google hangouts spam. If you aren t already signed into the google account for which you wish to block requests you will be prompted to sign in. Not bombarded but just today i received a call from an unknown number via hangouts. Tap the x button on the screen to remove it from the phone and confirm the prompt. You can set it so only those in your contacts can invite add you to hangouts. Click on the block and report option you will be asked to confirm whether to block people on google hangouts.

Then select the settings option in the conversation with this person. Clicking on the prompt to confirm it. The only way to prevent such spam messages interrupting you short of creating a new account is to access the settings within hangouts and change who can add you to a hangout and whether strangers can alert you to a hangout invite. It s the icon that looks like three horizontal lines. Google takes abuse of its services very seriously.

Press and hold on the hangouts application. Click block and then block. Select the person you want to block from your list of conversations. To enable app rules click on the settings icon in the top of the same page rules application control check the box enable app rules and click on accept. Select the person from the hangouts list to open the conversation.

Follow the instructions for blocking. How to block spam messages in android using hangouts. Set from to any and to to wlan any in case the server is internal this will block dns response from a server on the wan or lan. You will also have an option to report a user. If you find that a user is spam or is threatening you or misbehaving with you.

I m following this question as for all the years since hangouts has been around i ve had it turned on for every one of my work and personal google accounts. Incase if you don t find your phone s sms in hangouts then go to settings sms enable sms. You ll land on the conversations tab. I receive adult spam msgs in hangouts. At the top of the conversation click settings.