---
title: "How to allow all calls from your contacts"
description: "Make sure calls from your saved contacts always ring on your phone"
url: https://spamblocker-support.hiya.com/en/articles/13-how-to-allow-all-calls-from-your-contacts
collection: "Features"
updated: 2026-11-07
language: en
---

# How to allow all calls from your contacts

Make sure calls from your saved contacts always ring on your phone

Hiya Spam Blocker uses your phone's contact list to let calls from your saved contacts bypass filtering and call screening. Any number saved to your contacts can ring through to your phone — **unless that number is also on your Block List.**

**_Note:_** _Hiya only uses your phone's contact list for this purpose. We do not use or share contact information for any other purpose._

## Make sure contacts ring through to you

### Android

Open Hiya Spam Blocker → **Settings → Call Settings** and set **"Calls from saved contacts"** to **Do nothing**.

### iPhone

Open Hiya Spam Blocker → **Settings** and turn on **Allow contacts**. When it's on, Hiya won't block or flag numbers in your contacts unless they're on your Block List.

## Allow contacts permissions

### Android

1.  On your Android device, open **Settings → Apps → Hiya → Permissions**
    
2.  Tap **Contacts** and select **Allow**
    

### iPhone

1.  On your iPhone, open **Settings → Apps → Hiya → Contacts**
    
2.  Tap **Full Access**
    

_Note: Contacts access is required for Call Screener to work properly on iPhone._

## If a saved contact is still being blocked or screened

-   **Check your Block List first** — a contact that's also on your Block List will still be blocked. Remove them there. See [How to block and unblock specific numbers](https://apphelp.hiya.com/en/articles/26-how-to-block-and-unblock-specific-numbers).
    
-   **If you block area codes or prefixes (Android):** open your Block List and turn on **Allow contacts through**, so saved contacts matching a blocked range still ring.
    
-   **If you use Call Screener and contacts are being screened:** set **Screen calls from** to **Unknown callers only** (**Settings → Call Screening & Visual Voicemail** on [Android](https://apphelp.hiya.com/en/articles/32-how-to-use-call-screener-on-android); Call Screener settings on [iPhone](https://apphelp.hiya.com/en/articles/12-how-to-use-call-screener-on-iphone)).
    
-   **Confirm the number is saved exactly as it's calling**, including country code.
    
-   **If the setting won't stay set** (it keeps reverting), update to the latest version. If the problem continues, contact support.