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iOS 26 Doesn't Just Screen Calls, It Can Screen Text Messages on Your iPhone, Too

When Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, the update included a call screening feature to help block spam calls, and it can also screen text messages on your iPhone. With iOS 26, Messages can hide ...
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Unknown Numbers Spamming Your iPhone? Here's How to Block Texts and Calls

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 ...
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Finally, You Can Automatically Block Spam Calls on Your iPhone

After years of waiting, iOS 18.2 has finally allowed third-party app developers to create tools to automatically block spam calls. All of this has been possible on Android for years now, but until ...
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My Favorite iOS 26 Feature Can Block Spam Calls. Here's How It Works

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...