Feeling buried under a flood of unwanted calls and texts on your iPhone? Sadly, you aren't alone, as spam calls and texts are on the rise from anyone from eager local businesses to politicians asking ...

To enable Call Screening, start by opening the Settings app on your iPhone. Scroll down until you see Apps then tap to open the list and select Phone. Within the Phone settings, look for the section ...

How Call Screening works. When activated, unknown callers hear an automated message asking them to state their name and ...

When these features are enabled, those messages will be filtered to their own folder in Messages without altering you. Once these messages are in their respective folders, you can look through them at ...

In iOS 26, Apple has introduced enhanced message filtering that gives you more control over unwanted texts, separating spam messages from unknown senders into distinct categories. Here's how to set up ...

Apple’s Messages app got a lot of new features last year, but iOS 26 continues the trend of big upgrades, including a handy solution for all those unwanted spam texts you keep getting. Apple’s ...

Now, for those who prefer to keep their message history down to a minimum, you can also set up automatic deletion of older messages. This feature is helpful if you're running low on device storage and ...

Here’s how to stop spam calls, spam texts and robocalls, plus what to know about whether spam-blocking apps are legit. NBC Universal, Inc. Your phone rings, the number is unknown but you pick up in ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If it seems like you’re being inundated with spam calls and texts these days, you’re not alone. There are the text messages about supposed unpaid traffic tickets, those encouraging us ...

Your phone rings, the number is unknown but you pick up in case it’s a doctor’s office or your child’s school – only to find it’s a debt-reduction offer or bogus info about how you won a free cruise.

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