Receiving spam texts and phone calls on any phone is a nuisance. With some changes to your settings, these numbers can be blocked from your Verizon account.

A smartphone keeps you in contact with the rest of the world, but not all text messages are desirable. Here's how to block text messages on iPhone and Android.

How to block a phone number using Google Messages Google Messages, titled Messages on your phone, is the default texting app that's preinstalled on most Android devices.

Please check out our updated stories on how to block calls and text on Android phones and how to block calls and texts on iPhone. No one enjoys cell phone spam, especially aggressive telemarketing ...

Email-to-text spam is everywhere and Verizon is giving you the simplest way to block all of it. Just text OFF to 4040 and live free.