• Introduction To Comodo Mobile Security
• Downloading And Installing CMS
• Antivirus Scanner And Ad Blocker
• Process Manager
• Software Manager
• Call/SMS Blocking
• Private Space
• Anti Theft
• Backup
• Traffic Monitoring
• Utilities
• CMS Settings
• About Comodo

Call/SMS Blocking

 

The Call & SMS blocking feature in CMS allows you to block unwanted messages or calls. You can view blocked messages (and unblock callers if desired) from the view screen. You can also add known contacts to your personal whitelist and blacklist.

 

Click the links below for help with common tasks:

• How to block messages

• How to view blocked messages

• How to add phone numbers to whitelist

• How to add phone numbers to blacklist

• How to view blocked call list

How to block messages

• Tap the CMS icon  on your device.

A summary of blocked calls and blocked SMS messages will be displayed in the 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

• Tap 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

By default, the blocked SMS messages list will be displayed.

 

• Tap 'Keywords' icon located at the bottom of the screen.

The 'Blocked Keywords' list will be displayed if keywords were already added to the list.

 

• Tap  to add keywords.

The 'Add Keyword' dialog will be displayed.

 

• Tap in the 'Keyword' field and fill in the word that CMS should search and automatically block the SMS message.

• Add as many keywords as you desire.

The added keywords will be displayed in the list and messages that contain any of the keywords will be automatically blocked.

 

• To remove a keyword from the list, tap  beside the keyword that you want to remove.

• To remove all the keywords, tap or press the menu key.

The 'Delete All' button will be displayed.

 

 

• Tap 'Delete All' if you want to delete all the keywords.

• Tap 'OK' to confirm the deletion or tap 'Cancel' to cancel the deletion.

Note: Messages sent from whitelisted numbers will not be blocked. Refer 'How to whitelist phone numbers' for more details.

How to view blocked messages

In the blocked messages screen, you can view the list of messages that are blocked and choose to do the following tasks:

• Delete

• Send SMS Reply

• Add to Black List

• Add to White List

 

To view blocked messages

• Tap the CMS icon  on your device.

A summary of blocked calls and blocked SMS messages will be displayed in the 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

• Tap 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

By default, the blocked SMS messages list will be displayed.

• Tap anywhere on the 'Number' bar that you want to view the message.

You can view the blocked message in the screen.

 

• Tap 'Delete' to remove the message from your device.

• Tap 'More'. The following options are available:

• Call Back - Tap this bar to contact the sender of the message.

• Send SMS Reply - Tap this bar to send a reply message.

• Add to Black List - Tap this bar to add the number to blacklist.
  

Note: Messages sent from blacklisted numbers will be blocked automatically irrespective of whether they contain keywords or not. Refer the sections 'How to block messages' and 'How to add phone numbers to blacklist' for more details.

• Add to White List - Tap this bar to add the number to whitelist.
  

Note: Messages sent from whitelisted numbers will not be blocked irrespective of whether they contain keywords or not. Refer the sections 'How to block messages' and 'How to add phone numbers to whitelist' for more details.

CMS allows you to delete all messages or bulk delete some messages.

• Tap or press the menu key to display the 'Delete All' and 'Delete Selection' buttons.

• Tap 'Delete All' if you want to delete all blocked messages.

• Tap 'OK' to confirm the deletion or 'Cancel' to cancel the deletion.

To bulk delete some messages:

• Tap 'Delete Selection'.
  
•  Select the tick icon  beside the any of the messages that you want to delete.

• Tap the menu key on your phone again and the 'Delete Selected' and 'Select All' button will be displayed.

• Tap 'Select All' if you want to select all blocked messages.

 

• Tap 'Delete Selected' to delete all the selected blocked messages.

 

How to add phone numbers to whitelist

CMS suite will not apply its filters to messages and calls from whitelisted numbers and no messages or calls will be blocked from these numbers.

 

 

To add phone numbers to whitelist

• Tap the CMS icon  on your device.

A summary of blocked calls and blocked SMS messages will be displayed in the 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

• Tap 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

By default, the blocked SMS messages list will be displayed.

• Tap 'White List' to add numbers.

The list of phone numbers in whitelist will be displayed if they are already added.

• Tap  to add phone numbers.

 

You can add phone numbers to whitelist by three methods:

• Add Manually - Tap this bar to add phone numbers manually.

• Import from Call Records - Tap this bar to add phone numbers that are in your call records.

• Import from SMS Records - Tap this bar to add phone numbers from SMS messages record in your device.
  

The numbers in your call or message records will be displayed.

 

• Select the  icon beside the number(s) that you want to add to whitelist and tap 'Add' at the top right of the screen.

The list of added numbers will be displayed.

• Tap the  icon beside a number to delete it and tap 'Yes' in the 'Confirm Deletion' screen.

• Tap anywhere on a whitelisted number bar to edit, delete, call or send a SMS message.

 

CMS allows you to delete all whitelisted numbers.

• Tap or press the menu key in your phone to display the 'Delete All' button.

 

• Tap 'Delete All' if you want to delete all whitelisted numbers.

• Tap 'OK' to confirm the deletion or tap 'Cancel' to cancel the deletion.

How to add phone numbers to blacklist

CMS suite will block all calls and messages from the numbers that are in the balcklist.

To add phone numbers to blacklist

• Tap the CMS icon  on your device.

A summary of blocked calls and blocked SMS messages will be displayed in the 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

• Tap 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

By default, the blocked SMS messages list will be displayed.

• Tap 'Black List' to add numbers to the blacklist.

The list of phone numbers in blacklist will be displayed if they are already added.

• Tap  to add phone numbers.

You can add phone numbers to blacklist by three methods:

• Add Manually - Tap this bar to add phone numbers manually.

• Tap the 'Number' field and enter the phone number that you want to block.

• Tap the 'Name' field and enter the name of the contact. This is optional.

• Select whether you want block only calls or only messages or both from the 'Block Call and 'Block SMS' options and tap 'Add'.

• Import from Call Records - Tap this bar to add phone numbers that are in your call records.

• Import from SMS Records - Tap this bar to add phone numbers from SMS messages record in your device.
  

The numbers in your call or message records will be displayed.

 

• Select the icon  beside the number(s) that you want to add to blacklist and tap 'Add' at the top right of the screen.

The list of added numbers will be displayed.

 

The icons  and  beside a blacklisted number indicate that both calls and messages are blocked.

• Tap anywhere on a blacklisted number bar to edit, delete, call or send a SMS message.

 

CMS allows you to delete all blacklisted numbers.

• Tap or press the menu key in your phone to display the 'Delete All' button.

• Tap 'Delete All' to delete all blacklisted numbers.

• Tap 'OK' to confirm the deletion or tap 'Cancel' to cancel the deletion.

How to view blocked call list

The blocked call list screen allows you to view the list of blocked calls and edit a selected item such as adding it to the blacklist or whitelist, sending a message or call the number.

To view blocked calls

• Tap the CMS icon  on your device.

A summary of blocked calls and blocked SMS messages will be displayed in the 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

 

• Tap 'Call/SMS Blocking' tab.

By default, the blocked SMS messages list will be displayed.

• Tap 'Calls' to view the list of blocked calls.

The list of blocked calls will be displayed.

 

• Tap anywhere on a blocked call number bar.

• Tap 'Delete' to remove the selected item from your device.

• Tap 'Add to Black List' to add the selected item to the list of blacklisted numbers and confirm your choice in the subsequent screens.

• Tap 'More'.

The following options are available:

 

• Call Back - Tap this bar to contact the caller.

• Send SMS Reply - Tap this bar to send a message to the caller.

• Add to Black List - Tap this bar to add the number to blacklist.

• Add to White List - Tap this bar to add the number to whitelist.

CMS allows you to delete all calls or bulk delete some calls.

• Tap or press the menu key on your phone to display the 'Delete All' and 'Delete Selection' button.

• Tap 'Delete All' if you want to delete all blocked calls.

• Tap 'OK' to confirm the deletion or 'Cancel' to cancel the deletion.

To bulk delete some calls:

• Tap 'Delete Selection'.

 

• Select the tick icon  beside the any of the calls that you want to delete.

• Tap the menu key again to display the 'Delete Selected' and 'Select All' button.

• Tap 'Select All' if you want to select all blocked calls.

 

• Tap 'Delete Selected' to delete all the selected blocked calls.