Blacklist and contacts handeling

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. people calling constantly, although specifically stated to communicate
via SMS ONLY
2. Annoying individuals trying to reach the number

What is the expected output? 
1.People's SMS messages instead of their phonecalls
2.Annoying individuals blocked and prevented from reaching us

What do you see instead?
People's phonecalls instead of SMS
The ring-tone with "answer/hangup" instead of a missed call from a blocked
individual

What version of the product are you using? 
(the up to this date build)

On what operating system?
Android

Please provide any additional information below:
Solution and a feature request: Be able to block either the incoming SMS,
phone calls, or both (so it says that user is unreachable) for either the
people on the contact list (someone we simply want to block from annoying
us) or simply anyone (who is not on the list of contacts, and whose
phonecalls we do not want for example, but want their SMS messages [or vice
versa]).

Original issue reported on code.google.com by olejar.d...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2009 at 4:16

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Changed the name to something more specific and changed typ to enhancement and
priority to low. Don't hold your breathe for this. My suggestion would be too 
see if
there is some sort of android app that does this sort of thing.

Original comment by larlin...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2009 at 4:46

• Changed title: Blacklist and contacts handeling
• Added labels: Priority-Low, Type-Enhancement
• Removed labels: Priority-Medium, Type-Defect

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I do agree that this is rather a matter of convenience and thus the priority is 
low !

THANK YOU!

Damir

Original comment by olejar.d...@gmail.com on 18 Oct 2009 at 5:17

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You would probably be better off to suggest this as an enhancement in the main
Android issue database: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list

Original comment by scarhill on 19 Oct 2009 at 4:45

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This is already at least partially implemented.
On a per contact basis, you can set to "Send calls directly to voicemail".  When
editing a contact, scroll all the way to the bottom and check the box.

You will not see any indication of the call.  There will be no ringing (or call
screen) and it will not show up as a missed call.

It seems to handle this at a very low level, because the phone doesn't even 
wakeup
when the call comes in. I heard the little clicking sound that's played when you
resume, but that may be unrelated to this issue (as I hear that every few 
minutes
either way).  The screen does not turn on.

Perhaps you can write a script that will check that box for all of your 
contacts.

Another hack, you could forward all calls.  Under Settings > Call settings > 
Call
forwarding > Always forward.  I don't know where you would forward it, but maybe
there's a voice mail number you could redirect them to for your phone number.

Original comment by montg...@gmail.com on 21 Oct 2009 at 10:47

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Workarounds have been suggested and if an enhancement is needed it should be in 
the 
Android platform, not AoF.

Original comment by scarhill on 17 Jan 2010 at 3:03

• Changed state: WontFix