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😡Just learned that blocking a caller on android doesn't block their voicemails😡 (beehaw.org)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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How fucking stupid is that? Sorry, but not having a good morning. This is like when I found out you can't set the number of rings either. Sometimes I just want to smash all my tech and go back to rocks, sticks, and leaves.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (4 children)

But why does it work like that? You could just as easily make the phone silently pick up and silently hang up.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

That's not a complete solution, though. If it relies on the phone to implement the block, then blocking wouldn't work when the phone is turned off or otherwise unavailable (not within service range, in airplane mode on an airplane, etc.).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

For prepaid phones or international roaming phones, you'd be charged for a 1 minute call and hit with a roaming charge.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Tons of technological debt would be my assumption.

What I'd prefer is a standardized API where the block is done at the carrier.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

@SeeJayEmm @rastilin even without that, they have "visual voicemail" apis set up on most carriers now... the phone could just as easily block (auto-delete) the voicemail as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Maybe there's some carriers that also charge for incoming calls, at least in Roaming.