Samsung Galaxy Note II - Assigning Messages as Spam

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Assigning Messages as Spam
You can now assign either a phone number as spam or use a
key term or phrase. Any message assigned as spam is
automatically placed with your Spam messages folder.
To assign a phone number from Messages list as spam:
1. From the Home screen, tap .
2. Touch and hold a message from a phone number.
3. Select
Register number as spam and tap OK .
To assign a phone number manually as spam:
1. From the Home screen, tap .
2. Press and then tap Settings .
3. Locate and activate the
Spam settings option.
• Spam settings : when enabled, allows you to configure
available spam settings such as: Register number as spam,
Register phrase as spam, and Block unknown senders.
4. Tap Register number as spam ➔ ( Add new ).
• Register number as spam : allows you to manually enter and
assign a phone number as being sent from a spam source.
5. Tap the Number field to manually enter phone number.
– or –
Tap to select from either your existing Logs or
Contacts.
Tap
Match criteria and select a parameter that must
match for the spam action to take effect. Choose from:
Same as, Starts with (ex: 800 or 888), Ends with, or
includes.
6. Tap
Save .
To register text phrases as spam:
Some incoming messages might not be associated with a
phone number but rather an email address. In these cases,
the only way to block those messages, would be assign a
key used term or phrase to activate the Spam block. Ex:
“Dear friend”, “Stock Alert”, or “Act Now”.
1. From the Home screen, tap
.
2. Press and then tap Settings .
3. Locate and activate the
Spam settings option.
4. Tap
Register phrase as spam ➔ ( Add new ).
• Register phrase as spam : allows you to assign a specific text
phrase as belonging to a spam message. Ex: Dear friend.