Most of us have annoying callers – whether they’re telemarketers, debt collectors, or even annoying exes.  YouMail provides a simple way to block calls from these folks, forever, with just one tap, which we call “ditching”.

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In our Android app:

  1. tap on the unwanted caller in the messages or hangup tabs.
  2. tap the circle-slash at the top of the screen.
  3. confirm you want to ditch them.

In our iPhone app:

  1. tap on the unwanted caller in the messages or hangup tabs
  2. tab the menu button and tap ditch caller
  3. confirm you want to ditch them.

From now on, when they try to call, they’ll hear doo-doo-doo this number is out of service” and think that your phone is disconnected.

It often takes a few calls for people to get the point, but telemarketers will sooner or later take you off their list, and exes will probably try to stalk you instead by e-mail or on Facebook.

BTW – on Android phones, ditched callers go straight to voicemail, so your phone won’t even ring.   On iPhones, your phone will still ring, so just decline the call – and trust us, after a few calls, they’ll get the point and be gone for good.   (We’d like to suppress the rings, but Apple doesn’t let us lowly app makers have access to direct-to-voicemail functionality.)

Enjoy!