Google Hangouts and Chat have grown exponentially since everyone started working from home. Both services offer a great professional environment to communicate with your colleagues and employees. You can also use them to stay in touch with your loved ones, making them perfect alternatives to everyday instant messengers.

Just like your most common messengers, Hangouts and the Chat app let you block unwanted calls and contacts to maintain your privacy. Let’s take a look at how to do this on your device.

Please note: When you block someone in Google Chat, they will automatically be blocked in Google Hangouts and vice versa.

Google’s new offering for GSuite users is the Chat app, which lets you converse with anyone in your organization. Additionally, you can also invite non-GSuite users to the Chat app if you have a business account. Let’s take a look at how to block a contact in the new Google Chat app.