Facebook testing app for 'advanced call blocking'

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Last Updated : Mar 22 2015 | 2:07 PM IST

Facebook has been testing a new Android-only dialer app which would include advanced call blocking in a smartphone, a report said.

According to the Android Police, the app, marked 'FB-only', would show information about the caller and automatically block the call from commonly blocked numbers, The Verge reported.

Facebook has confirmed the existence of the app called 'Phone', and said that they were always testing things but had no announcements to make yet.

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First Published: Mar 22 2015 | 1:57 PM IST

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