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But you can! Mostly in Android though. I can confirm MIUI - the stock rom on Xiaomi phones - have this exact feature built in.

You can block all hidden numbers, all numbers not in your address book, specific numbers, etc.

Or one can use Tasker - an Android automation app to achieve the same functionality and more in any Android phone. I suppose these days, you can use Iphone's scripting functionality as well for the same, can't you?

Privacy concerns regarding MIUI /Android can be handled by installing a firewall like Netguard.




I can confirm that. No need for me to block all except whitelisted numbers. Blocking the dozen or so worst offenders was more than enough.

Also the feature of recording conversations is very nice.


There is a "Blacklist Block" app on F-Droid that (despite the name) will do that on any Android phone.


Yes this is excellent feature and working very well




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