Experiencing “message blocking is active” on your Samsung phone can be quite frustrating, especially when you’re trying to communicate with friends, family, or colleagues. The issue can arise due to ...

Though we have come a long way when it comes to communicating with friends and family over the internet thanks to social media apps like WhatsApp and Snapchat, sometimes plain old texting through the ...

Facebook Messenger doesn’t explicitly tell you if you’ve been blocked by someone. In fact, you can still search for the ...

When things go south with someone, they may suddenly cut off communication, blocking your phone number in the process. If an ...

Google Messages will now hide messages from blocked contacts in group chats. The blocked persons will still be able to see your messages, though. Google Messages is preparing a small but useful new ...

A new WhatsApp bug allows blocked contacts to continue sending messages, view online status, and see profile pictures. The problem appears to be on the server side, but WhatsApp is yet to confirm a ...

Text messages have become far more common than phone calls. And with that prevalence comes many of the problems that afflict phone use. Among these are telemarketers, robocalls, phishing scams, and ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

If you previously used to block anyone on Google Messages, then even after blocking, the contact used to appear on the group’s chats. But it seems that Google has taken note of it and the firm no ...