iOS 26 has an updated Phone app with several new functions. There are notable new additions like Hold Assist and Call Screening, along with smaller options like a feature to flag spam voicemails. When ...

Once you install iOS 26, you'll find several new menu options at your disposal in your settings. The first one you want to examine is the toggle to screen unknown senders. To do this, go to Settings > ...

At WWDC25 this year, Apple announced a pair of new features to vastly improve the phone calling experience for iPhone users. Hold Assist does exactly what it says on the tin, and manages calls for you ...

Apple is adding a new iOS 26 feature that hides texts from unknown senders on the Messages app, and this is the latest way the company is combating the rising cases of spam. Before this, all of the ...

CHICAGO -- The text message is clear: Scammers want to steal from you in a new way. For the second year in a row, spam texts have outnumbered spam calls. According to the annual RoboKiller Phone Spam ...

While text messages are an easy way to communicate with people, one of the downsides is unsolicited or unwanted messages—particularly ones that are trying to scam you. But today at WWDC 2025, Apple ...

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Ohio has it the worst when it comes to spam and scam calls and messages. The Buckeye State is ranked the No. 1 worst state in the nation for calls and text messages with the highest number of ...

As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Google partnered with YouGov to commission a survey of over 5,000 smartphone users ...