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Block spam on your kid's devices

Updated
Paola Rivera

Spam calls and texts are today's version of junk mail. Here are a few ways to reduce the number of unwanted calls and texts your child receives.


Bark Phone

  1. On your parent phone, visit donotcall.gov.
  2. Follow the FTC's instructions for registering your kid's number to no longer receive unwanted calls.
  3. When you're done, open the Bark parent app / dashboard.
  4. Tap on your kid's avatar at the top.
  5. Tap Bark Phone.
  6. Tap Contacts.
  7. Consider turning on Require contact approval so that any number that tries to reach your kid is blocked until approved.
  8. Set your parent phone aside for now.
  9. On your kid's Bark Phone, open the 📞 Phone app.
  10. Tap Keypad.
  11. Tap the ⋮ three dots on the top right.
  12. Tap Settings.
  13. Tap on Block numbers.
  14. Turn on Block calls from unknown numbers.
  15. Tap Block spam and scam calls.
  16. Turn on Caller ID and spam protection at the top.
  17. Scroll down and optionally select to block all spam calls or only the high-risk ones.
  18. Tap the ⏹ square button to go back to the Home Screen. 
  19. That's it! You've done everything you can to cut down on the number of spam calls / texts your kid receives. If your kid ever wants to block a number themselves, they can do so right within their Phone and Contacts app.

Android

  1. On your parent phone, visit donotcall.gov.
  2. Follow the FTC's instructions for registering your kid's number to no longer receive unwanted calls.
  3. When you're done, set aside your parent phone.
  4. On your kid's Android, open the 📞 Phone app.
  5. Tap the ⋮ three dots on the top right.
  6. Tap Settings.
  7. Tap Spam and Call Screen.
  8. Turn on Filter spam calls (learn more).
  9. Tap the ⏹ square button to go back to the Home Screen. 
  10. That's it! You've done everything you can to cut down on the number of spam calls / texts your kid receives. If your kid ever wants to block a number themselves, they can do so right within their Phone and Contacts app.

iPhone

  1. On your parent phone, visit donotcall.gov.
  2. Follow the FTC's instructions for registering your kid's number to no longer receive unwanted calls.
  3. When you're done, set aside your parent phone.
  4. On your kid's iPhone, open the Settings app.
  5. Tap Phone.
  6. Turn on Silence Unknown Callers.
  7. Turn on Silence Junk Callers (learn more).
  8. That's it! You've done everything you can to cut down on the number of spam calls / texts your kid receives. If your kid ever wants to block a number themselves, they can do so right within their Phone and Contacts app.