When Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, the update included a call screening feature to help block spam calls to your iPhone, and it can screen texts from unknown senders to keep your inbox spam free.

Messages is probably one of the most straightforward, no-fuss native apps on iPhone. In fact, it has always been great at one thing and one thing only: sending and receiving texts. But over the years, ...

Macworld outlines 10 strategies to combat iPhone spam, including unwanted calls, texts, and app notifications that ...

Apple’s Messages app got a bunch of new features in iOS 26, including a ‘Screen Unknown Senders’ option meant to eliminate spam texts. My initial experience with the feature wasn’t great, but tweaking ...