submitted by Ryan Johnson, Technology Training Coordinator

Do you getting annoying calls from companies or individuals you don’t want? Android has a feature to automatically send a caller who is in your contacts to voicemail.
The feature (which is present in the stock Android dialer, but may vary based on your phone’s manufacturer) will skip the ringer for specific contacts. To activate it, find the person you want to ignore in your Contacts app, tap the Edit button, then tap Menu while editing the contact. The option will be at the bottom of the menu. It’s a little out of the way, but it’s worth it if you never want to hear from someone again.
Even if it’s someone you don’t know, create a new contact and add their number. You can then automatically route them to your voicemail everytime they call. I’ve personally create one default contact called “SPAM” and I add new numbers to that contact entry.