You may notice that you are getting a lot of spam messages on your Google Pixel 6a. To see how you can prevent these text messages from appearing, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.
How to block individual numbers to prevent spam messages on Pixel 6a
If you keep getting spam messages from the same phone number on your Google Pixel 6a, then you can try blocking the sender. In order to do so, you need to take the following steps:
1. To start off, turn on your phone and then unlock its screen if you haven’t done so already.
2. Next, you need to open the Messages App.
3. After getting inside the Messages App, look for the phone number or contact name that keeps sending you the spammy messages.
4. Tap and hold the number or name to select it.
5. If you have other numbers or names that you want to block, then you need to tap and hold them as well in order to add them to the selected list.
6. Once you are done making you selection, tap the More icon. This icon has three vertical dots and should be located on the top right side of the screen.
7. In the small pop-up window, you then select the Block option.
How to view numbers and contacts that were blocked in the Pixel 6a Messages App
To view a list of blocked numbers and contacts in the Messages App of the Google Pixel 6a, you need to do the following:
1. Open the Messages App.
2. Next, you need to select the More icon located on the top right side of the screen.
3. In the pop-up menu, you then need to select the Spam & Blocked option.
4. In the Spam & Blocked, you will see a list of numbers that are currently marked as spam and blocked. Here, you need to tap the More option.
5. From the new pop-up menu, select Blocked Contacts in order to view a list of contacts that you have blocked on your smartphone.
How to automatically prevent spam messages on your Pixel 6a
If you want to automatically filter out the spam messages on your Google Pixel 6a, then you need to take the following steps:
1. Start by opening the Messages App on your phone.
2. From the front page of the Messages App, tap the More icon located on the top right side.
3. In the pop-up menu, you should then select Settings.
4. From the Settings menu of the Messages App, select Spam Protection.
5. After getting to the Spam Protection menu, make sure that the Enable Spam Protection setting is turned on.
In order to reduce spam for you and other users, Google will use your personal data in the Messages App when you activate the enable Spam Protection setting. With that said, this data won’t include your phone number or message content.