Google rolls out spam call blocking feature

The problem of deal with unwanted and pesky calls has grown multifold over the years. While there are third-party apps that do help you in tackling the issue, it still wasn’t that foolproofThe problem of dealing with unwanted and  allpesky calls has grown multifold over the years. While there are third-party apps that do help you in tackling the issue, it still wasn’t that foolproof. Google has rolled out "caller ID and spam protection" on its Phone app with which the app itself would be able to filter out calls that it detects to be spam, eliminating all notifications and alerts for those calls as well. "You'll still see filtered calls in your call history and be able to check any voicemail you receive," the search engine giant wrote in a post on Friday.  If the spam callers leave a voicemail — you know, like the usual spiel about charges being filed against you over back-owed taxes — that will still find its way to your voicemail inbox. But again, there won’t be a notification about it. “You’ll still see filtered calls in your call history and be able to check any voicemail you receive.