How to Stop Spam Messages on iPhone
Jun. 14, 2024Spam messages are not only annoying, but they can also lure into devious online scams if you are not careful enough. Whenever the topic of spam messages comes up, the only question anyone asks is how to stop them. Well, in this guide, we will show you ways that you can use to stop spam messages or at least not come across them on your iPhone. Let’s take a look at them below.
Method 1: Stop Spam Messages by Turning On Filter Unknown Senders
In iOS, you can turn on Filter Unknown Senders, which will sort messages from people who are not in your contacts to a different list. This makes sure that you don’t accidentally open a spam message while browsing through your other texts. Here is how you can turn on this feature.
To only view messages from saved contacts in the Messages app, tap onFiltersin the top left corner and chooseKnown Senders.
If you are tired or frustrated by receiving daily spam texts from a specific business or sender, then you can block them to stop receiving their messages. To do this, follow these steps.
You can also turn off notifications for messages received from numbers that are not in your contact list so that they bother you that often. Use the steps below to turn off their notifications.
These methods should help you stop spam messages that you receive on your iPhone. I wish there was some sort of Spam filter to block such texts from showing up in the first place. You can check out ourStop Spam Messages on Androidguide to prevent spam messages on Android phones.
As always, to avoid spam messages, you should avoid using your number for services and businesses as they are most likely to send you a plethora of spam promotional texts. If you found this guide to be helpful, then let us a comment below.
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