Nokia has started rolling out an app to its Lumia Windows Phones that enables the blocking of calls and SMS messages. In an update to the Extra + Info application, Nokia has added an additional settings area in Windows Phone that lets owners block specific numbers from calling or sending text messages. The app also integrates into the phone section of Windows Phone, where you can simply tap and hold on a number to add it to the block list.
As the Nokia Lumia 1020, Lumia 520 and Lumia 925 all come with the Windows Phone 8 GDR2 update preinstalled, those users can expect the new call blocking and SMS filtering options update to roll out to them over the next few days or so.
Users can enable the feature by heading to their Settings menu and tapping on Call + SMS filter once they’ve gotten the updated the Extras + Info application from the Windows Phone Store.
The list of reasons why Windows Phone users should only consider purchasing Windows Phones made by Nokia just keeps getting larger and larger. Although Microsoft, reportedly, added the ability to enable SMS and call blocking to Windows Phone 8 with the GDR2 update, it has left it to individual Windows Phone manufacturers to implement in their devices, meaning it’s possible that Samsung and HTC users won’t see this kind of functionality for some time.
