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## What's that "Advanced call blocking mode"? ## What's that "Advanced call blocking mode"?
"Advanced call blocking mode" is a mode that uses a modern call blocking method ([CallScreeningService](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telecom/CallScreeningService)-based) which allows to block calls immediately before the phone starts ringing (a "classic" mode can't handle incoming calls fast enough, so your phone may ring for a very short period of time before the call is finally blocked). "Advanced call blocking mode" is a mode that uses a modern call blocking method ([CallScreeningService](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/telecom/CallScreeningService)-based) which allows to block calls immediately before the phone starts ringing ("normal" mode can't handle incoming calls fast enough, so your phone may ring for a very short period of time before the call is finally blocked).
For this feature to work the app must be set as a "Phone app" (Android 7–9) or a "Caller ID app" (Android 10+). The feature is not available on older Android versions. For this feature to work the app must be set as a "Phone app" (Android 7–9) or a "Caller ID app" (Android 10+). The feature is not available on older Android versions. This feature has no effect on battery life.
**Important**: the app doesn't provide/replace any in-call UI - call handling is delegated to your pre-installed Dialer app (or the "Phone app" selected by you on Android 10+), which is actually used to manage a call. **Important**: the app doesn't provide/replace any in-call UI - call handling is delegated to your pre-installed Dialer app (or the "Phone app" selected by you on Android 10+), which is actually used to manage a call.
Obviously, on Android 7–9 you can't enable this feature **and** select some third-party Dialer app. This is a restriction of Android, I'm not aware of any way to work around it. Obviously, on Android 7–9 you can't enable this feature **and** select some third-party Dialer app. This is a restriction of Android, I'm not aware of any way to work around it.

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* Automatic blocking of calls with negative rating, calls from hidden or locally blacklisted numbers. *Works offline.* * Automatic blocking of calls with negative rating, calls from hidden or locally blacklisted numbers. *Works offline.*
Call blocking should work on most Android versions (including Android 10). Call blocking should work on most Android versions (including Android 10).
Some phones (like some Xiaomi) require to enable "Advanced call blocking mode". Some phones (like some Xiaomi) [require](https://gitlab.com/xynngh/YetAnotherCallBlocker/-/issues/12) to enable "Advanced call blocking mode" or a monitoring service.
* Local blacklist with wildcard support. * Local blacklist with wildcard support.
Import of NoPhoneSpam backup is supported. Import of NoPhoneSpam backup is supported.
* Showing a notification with some caller info (positive/negative rating, category, number of negative reviews and such) when the phone's ringing. *Works offline.* * Showing a notification with some caller info (positive/negative rating, category, number of negative reviews and such) when the phone's ringing. *Works offline.*