Email Gremlin

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2MileHi
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Email Gremlin

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My yahoo email is associated with several computers and a pair of cell phones, one belonging to my DW. She rarely uses the phone and never the email, so I may have caused the problem. Which is, she receives a ton of spam, mostly about porn sites, etc., but other commercial solicitations as well. These appear only on her phone. Any ideas as to a cure will be appreciated.

I should tell you both cells are Galaxy S5s.
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LuvKomputrs
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Re: Email Gremlin

Post by LuvKomputrs »

Try this:

1. Open Messaging app
2. Tap the 3dot icon and go to the Settings.
3. Scroll down, open the "Spam Filter" option and make sure it is enabled
4. Tap the "Add to spam numbers" options, tap the Add icon and starting adding Phone Numbers or Contacts to your spam list
5. You can also use the Match Criteria option and send the messages sent from a phone number starts with specific digits, right to the spam box

Update:
It seems that some carriers have disabled the Spam Filter option on the Galaxy S5. So, if your device lacks the spam filter option, the only way to filter spam messages on Galaxy S5 is using alternative messaging applications, like GO SMS Pro.
2MileHi
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Re: Email Gremlin

Post by 2MileHi »

Thanks, I'll get into her phone and see if that will work.
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