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Confirm Before Calling

Confirm before calling doesn't block a number — it stops every call attempt and makes you wait ten seconds before you can go through with it. It's the softer option for a number you don't want to block completely, available on every plan including Free.

1. What it does

NoDial describes it plainly on the picker itself: "Confirm before calling" — "Asks you every time. Wait 10 seconds to call." And underneath, a note explaining why it exists: "You can still call if it's urgent. If you want to block someone completely, 'Always blocking' fits better."

It is not a one-time speed bump. Every single call attempt to that number is stopped and sent through the same confirm screen again — there's no "remembering" that you already confirmed earlier today. The only exception is the specific redial you make right after completing a confirmation, explained in section 4.

2. Turning it on

On the add/edit screen for a number, this option sits by itself under a second heading, "Don't block, confirm first," separate from the three that block outright (see Choosing how to block a number for the full picker). It's not plan-gated — it's available on the Free plan and every paid tier, for any number you've registered, and it's offered right from onboarding the first time you add a number, not something you have to discover later.

The same option, with the same behavior, is also available as one of the four modes for blocking all outgoing calls — in that case it applies to every call you make, not just one number.

3. What happens when you dial

Dial the number (or tap it in a chat, use a shortcut — any way of placing the call). NoDial stops it immediately and opens a screen:

• "Are you sure you want to call?" — "Take a moment before you decide."
• If you're restricting all outgoing calls rather than one number, a line is added: "You're restricting all outgoing calls right now."
• A "Don't call" button — tappable immediately, no wait.
• A slide control, greyed out and locked while a 10-second countdown runs. Once it hits zero, it becomes "Slide to call." Tapping it does nothing — you have to drag it all the way across.
• Underneath: "You'll return to the Phone app. Tap call again and it will go through."

4. If you decide to call anyway

Dragging the slider all the way across doesn't place the call for you. It shows "Tap call again and it will go through" and reopens your phone's regular dialer with the number already filled in — you still have to tap the call button yourself. That one redial, made within the next 60 seconds, is allowed through. After that window, or on any later call, the whole confirm screen starts over from the beginning, 10-second wait included.

5. If you decide not to call

Tapping "Don't call" (or the close "✕," which does the same thing while the confirm screen is still showing) ends the attempt and shows: "You decided not to call." — "You protected yourself today, too."

6. The notification

Alongside the on-screen confirm, NoDial also posts a notification titled "Confirm before calling" ("Tap to open"). This isn't just a courtesy copy — on some phones, Android's background-activity rules can stop the confirm screen from opening directly while another app (like the Phone app) is in front, so the notification is the reliable way back to it. It's shown every time, not just once in a while.

7. Who this is for

Confirm before calling fits a number you're not trying to cut off entirely — you want the moment of deciding to call it to take a little longer, not to be impossible. If the goal is to make the number fully uncallable, "Always blocking" does that instead; emergency numbers are never affected by any mode, confirm included.

• All four ways to block a numberAlways, specific hours, a call limit, or this one.Read more →
• Block all outgoing callsThe same confirm option, applied to every call you make.Read more →
• Plans and what each unlocksConfirm before calling is available on every plan.Read more →

NoDial — block outgoing calls to the numbers you chooseAlways, on a schedule, with a call limit, or confirm first. Emergency calls never blocked.