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 ...

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 ...

It's almost remarkable that, no matter how fancy our phones get, telemarketers, phone bots, and scam calls are still an enduring grievance of modern life. Just having an active phone number invites ...

While it’s relatively easy to stop spam calls on iPhone, Apple hasn’t yet provided a consistent way to mark unwanted incoming text messages and block and delete them. Nor do they identify texts for ...

*As noted by forbes.com, robocalls are at epidemic levels. “Scammers have gotten craftier, but the scams are the same. They pretend to be banks, tech companies, or the IRS. They’re all after your ...

Nobody likes receiving calls from No Caller ID numbers, as they're usually scams. But there might be cases where you'll want your iPhone or Android to hide your phone number to protect your privacy.