In some cases, a person may wish to avoid communicating via telephone with a specific contact or telephone number, especially when it is a company trying to sell a product or a contact that makes calls insistently and consequently annoying ..
Having knowledge about the frequency with which these situations occur, the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi includes in its mobile devices the option to block contacts and calls, then we will teach you how to block calls on your Xiaomi Redmi Note 5.
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1. How to block contacts on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Let's see the steps to follow to block a contact inside your Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 mobile device.
Step 1
Find yourself in the main menu of your Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 mobile device. Once there, you will have to locate and access the “Telephone” section. This is easily recognizable by drawing a phone on a green background.
Step 2
Once you are inside this section, at the top of the screen you can find the "Contacts" section that you must access in order to continue with the process of blocking a contact.
Step 3
Subsequently, you can see a list with all the telephone numbers that are registered by way of contact within your mobile device. Then, it will be necessary for you to locate the one you want to block on this list and press on it.
Step 4
Once you do this, you will have access to all the information regarding that contact. However, in the upper right corner of the screen you will notice the presence of three ellipses in an upright position, which will be necessary to press to continue moving forward.
Step 5
Once you have managed to press the buttons, you will notice that a pop-up window will appear with a few options related to the number in question. At the end of this list, you can find the option of “Block”, which, if you are sure you want to proceed, it will be necessary to press.
Step 6
Once you have pressed on this option, your Redmi Note 5 device will show you a pop-up window in which it will ask you if you are completely convinced regarding your decision to block this contact, if so, click on the “Accept” button .
In this way, you will not receive any kind of call or message from that particular contact..
Note
In case you want to unlock that user later, you must carry out exactly the same procedure, with the exception that you will press the "Unlock" button.
2. How to block calls on Xiaomi Redmi Note 5
Let's see how calls can be blocked on a Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 mobile device.
Step 1
The first step you should follow is to locate the “Telephone” section in the main menu of your Redmi Note 5 device and access it by pressing it.
Step 2
Once you have accessed this section, look for the “Recent” tab. In this section, you can find all those calls you have made or received from a specific date, below. Find the number you want to block and press and hold it.
Step 3
When you do, you will notice that a menu appears with some account options, one of them will be “Block”, which you must press in case you are absolutely sure that you do not want to receive more calls from this phone number.
Step 4
Next, your Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 will show you a message asking if you are totally sure that you want to proceed with the blocking of this phone number, press “Accept” to continue.
In this way you will have successfully blocked calls from that particular number, so your calls will no longer be a nuisance or interruption for you, in the same way, you can repeat the same steps in case you want to remove the block.
