Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Block Text Messages Contain with Unwanted Phrases in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Aside from letting you block text messages from unwanted phone numbers, the default text message blocker feature in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge also lets you block text messages contain with a specific phrase by adding the required phrase to the block list. When a text message with a blocked phrase arrives, you won't be notified and the message will be redirected automatically to the Blocked messages folder. You can use this feature to effectively block spam messages that usually use or contain specific phrases.


How to block text messages contain with unwanted phrases?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Block messages.
   
   
4. Tap Block phrases.
   
   
5. Enter the required phrase that will cause incoming messages to be blocked in the Enter text field and then tap .
   
   
6. The phrase has been added to the block list and all text messages contain with this phrase will be blocked. As the example, if you add the phrase "surprise" to the block list, all messages contain with this phrase will be blocked and redirected automatically to the Blocked messages folder.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Block Text Messages From Unwanted Phone Numbers in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has the default text message blocker feature that will let you block unwanted phone numbers from sending you text messages by adding the phone number to the block list. When a text message from a blocked number arrives, you won't be notified and the message won't be listed in your inbox or conversation list because it will be redirected automatically to the Blocked messages folder.


How to block text messages from unwanted phone numbers?
As the example, we'll add a phone number to the block list by using three different methods: from the Messages app settings menu, from a conversation, and from a call log.

Method #1: From the Messages app settings menu

1. Open Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Block messages.
   
   
4. Tap Block list.
   
   
5. Enter the required phone number you want to block in the Enter number field. Alternatively, you can tap Inbox to add the sender of a message in the Messages app to the block list or tap Contacts to add a contact from your contacts list to the block list. Tap to add the phone number to the block list. Repeat this step to add more numbers to the list.
   
   
6. The selected phone number has been added to the block list and all text messages come from this phone number will be blocked.

Method #2: From a conversation

1. While you're reading a message comes from an unwanted phone number, tap More at the top right and then select Block number.
   
   
2. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Message block to the right to enable it. If needed, you can also delete all conversations with the selected phone number by checking the box in the left side of the Delete conversation option. Tap OK button.
   
   
3. The sender of the selected conversation has been added to the block list and all text messages come from this phone number will be blocked.

Method #3: From a call log

1. While you're in the call log, tap the required log whose text messages you want to block.
   
   
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Block/unblock number.
   
   
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Message block to the right to enable it and then tap OK button.
   
   
4. The phone number of the selected call log has been added to the block list and all text messages come from this phone number will be blocked.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Fix Cannot Send Premium SMS in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

If you cannot send messages to a short number in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge because you have accidentally set the permission of sending premium text messages to never allow, you have to change the permission to always allow so you can send messages to a short number again.


How to change the premium SMS permission?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
   
   
2. Scroll down the screen to find Applications and then tap it.
   
   
3. Tap Application manager.
   
   
4. Tap More at the top right and then select Show system apps.
   
   
5. Scroll down the screen to find Message service and then tap it.
   
   
6. Tap Send premium text message and then select Always allow so you can send text messages to a short number.
   
   
7. The permission of sending premium SMS has been set to Always allow. Now, you can send a text message to a short number again.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Lock or Unlock Locked Messages in Messages App in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

The Messages app in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge doesn't let you create new folders to manage your messages. The lack of this ability may throw you to the situation where you can accidentally delete an important message or some within a conversation. To avoid this problem, you can lock that message to have your phone asks for your permission first before it can be deleted. All locked messages will be listed in the locked messages folder to help you easily find them when you need them, e.g.,  forward a locked message to another contact, unlock a locked message or some, copy text of a locked message to other apps, etc.


How to lock a message in the Messages app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap a conversation.
   
   
3. Long tap the required message you want to lock and then select Lock.
   
   
4. This icon will be displayed in the selected message as a sign that it has been locked. FYI, if you enable the auto delete old messages feature, locking a message will prevent your phone to auto delete it.

How to unlock locked messages in the Messages app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Locked messages. All locked messages will be listed here.
   
   
3. To unlock all locked messages, do as follows:
• Tap Edit at the top right.
  
  
• Check the box in the left side of Select messages to select all locked messages.
• Tap Unlock at the top right.
  
  
• All locked messages have been unlocked.
4. To unlock a single locked message, do as follows:
• Long tap a locked message you want to unlock to select it.
  
  
• Tap More at the top right and then select Unlock.
  
  
• The selected message has been unlocked.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Use Auto Delete Old Messages Feature in Messages App in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you have a lot of messages every day which make you have to spend some time regularly to delete the old ones to clean up the Messages app and free up some space, you can use the auto delete old messages feature in the Messages app in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge to save more time because this feature will let you automatically delete old text messages, multimedia messages and file sharing messages when the maximum limit has been exceeded.

How to use the auto delete old messages feature in the Messages app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
3. Tap More settings.
4. Slide the ON/OFF switch next to Delete old messages to the right to enable this option. When the switch turns green , means the auto delete old messages feature is enabled and your phone will auto delete the oldest messages when the text messages are over 1000, multimedia messages are over 100 and file sharing messages are over 5000.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Use Priority Senders Feature in Messages App in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

If you often communicate with messages or receive a lot of messages every day, and have difficulty in finding messages from your important or favourite contacts, you can make it easier by adding those contacts to the priority senders list to have your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge places them at the top of the messages list in the Messages app so you can easily find them when needed.


How to add contacts to the priority senders list in the Messages app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then tap Add priority senders(this option will be available if you have not added any contact yet to the priority senders list).
   
   
3. Select the required contacts you want to add to the priority senders list and then tap Done button. FYI, you can add up to 25 contacts to the priority senders list and it'd better if you place the most important contacts at the top 5 position for easier access.
   
   
4. The selected contacts have been added to the list and their contacts' icons will be displayed at the top of the messages list in the Messages app so you can easily find them when needed, e.g., sending a message, find a message from your important contact to forward it to another contact, etc.
5. When you have added a contact to the list, you can easily add other contacts to the list by tapping at the end of the priority senders list and then select the required contacts you want to add to the list. If you have more than five contacts in the list, you have to swipe the list to the right to access this icon.
   
   

How to edit priority senders list in the Messages app?
You can remove or rearrange contacts in the priority senders list by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Edit priority senders(this option will be available if you have added a contact or some to the priority senders list).
   
   
3. To remove unwanted contacts from the list, tap in the required contact's icon you want to remove. While to change a contact's position in the list, drag the required contact's icon to the other position. Tap Done button to save the changes. .
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Block Unwanted Messages in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

The Messages app in your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has the spam filter feature that will let you block unwanted messages, either those come from a specific phone number or those contain with a specific phrase. When a blocked message arrives, you won't be notified with any notification and it will automatically be redirected to the spam folder.


How to block unwanted messages in the Messages app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Spam filter.
   
   
4. To block messages come from a specific phone number, you have to add the phone number to the spam numbers list by using these steps:
• Tap Manage spam numbers.
  
  
• To add a phone number to the spam numbers list, enter the required phone number in the Enter number field. Alternatively, you can tap Inbox to pick up a phone number of a message in your inbox or tap Contacts to pick up a phone number of a contact from your contacts list. Tap to add the entered phone number to the spam numbers list.
  
  
• The phone number or contact has been added to the spam numbers list and all messages come from this contact will be blocked automatically.
5. To block messages contain with a specific phrases, you have to add the phrase to the spam phrases list by using these steps:
• Tap Manage spam phrases.
  
  
• To add a phrase to the spam phrases list, enter the required phrase you want to block in the enter text field and then tap .
  
  
• The phrase has been added to the spam phrases list and all messages contain with this phrase will be blocked automatically.

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge: How to Change Message Tone in Android 5.1.1 Lollipop

By default, your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge will play a sound when receiving messages to let you easily know that you have new ones. When needed, you can change the notification sound for incoming messages to the desired one, e.g., when you're bored with the current message tone, when you want to assign a different tone for a specific contact, etc.


How to change the message tone?
You can do so by using some methods. As the example, we'll change the message tone by using two different methods: from the Messages app and from the Contacts app.

Method #1: From the Messages app
You can use this method to change the message tone for incoming messages from all contacts except those you have assigned to the different message tone. Use the following steps to change the message tone from the Messages app:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap More at the top right and then select Settings.
   
   
3. Tap Notifications. If Notifications is off, tap the ON/OFF switch to turn it on. The switch turns green when it's enabled.
   
   
4. Tap Notification sound.
   
   
5. Select the required message tone you want to use. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected. FYI, if you select Default notification sound, your phone will use the default notification sound as the message tone.
   
   
6. The message tone has been changed.

Method #2: From the Contacts app
You can use this method to assign different message tone for a specific contact. Use the following steps to change message tone from the Contacts app:

1. Open Contacts app.
2. Tap the required contact you want to change its message tone.
3. Tap Edit to edit the selected contact.
   
   
4. Tap Add another field.
   
   
5. Tap Message tone to add this field to the selected contact.
   
   
6. Tap Message tone to assign a different message tone for the selected contact.
   
   
7. Select the required message tone you want to use. Your phone will play the selected tone to give you a preview how it might sound when selected.
   
   
8. Tap the Back key to return to the previous screen.
9. Tap Save button to save the changes.
   
   
10. The selected tone has been set as message tone for the selected contact.