Say Goodbye To Spam Texts: Learn How To Block & Report With Google Messages!
Google Messages is the default messaging app for many Android users due to its minimal and functional interface. However, like all messaging apps, your inbox can become full of large amounts of spam over time. This can cause unnecessary stress and lead to wasted time searching for specific messages.
This article will guide you on how to deal with spam and phishing messages in Google Messages and make sure your inbox is uncluttered.
Follow these steps to start reporting spam in Google Messages:
- Open the Google Messages app on your Android device.
- Next, find the conversation that contains the spam messages you want to report. This can be anything from an annoying phishing attempt to spam from a car dealer.
- Once you’ve identified a conversation, long press it.
- Tap the three-dot menu in the upper right corner.
- Look for ‘Block’ and tap it.
- A pop-up window will appear asking if you also want to report spam. Check the box and click Block.
- That’s it! You have successfully blocked and reported the spam source.
This should stop the spamming source from texting you, but remember they can always find a new number to start it all over again. So be aware of which text may be harmful and avoid interacting with it.
Additionally, you can further clean your inbox by enabling a setting to automatically delete OTPs. This is how it works.
How to delete OTPs automatically on Android?
- Open the Google Messages app and tap your profile picture in the upper right corner.
- Open Message Settings.
- Navigate to General.
- Under Message organization, look for an option to enable or disable OTPs automatically after 24 hours.
