Spam texts are annoying. Here's how to block and unblock texts and silence unknown messages on iPhone.

Feeling buried under a flood of unwanted calls and texts on your iPhone? Sadly, you aren't alone, as spam calls and texts are ...

You can't see blocked messages from a number you've blocked on an iPhone, so you'll have to unblock that number if you want ...

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Unwanted calls from unknown numbers can be a daily irritation, but Apple’s new Call Screening feature in iOS 26 makes it easier to take control. Instead of forcing you to pick up every unknown call, ...

Thankfully it's very easy to turn on if you know where to look. The feature is called Block Unknown Account Messages, and WhatsApp calls it "an advanced security measure". It's meant to stop a "high ...

WHATSAPP has a special setting that stops a sinister text attack that crashes your phone. The clever feature is built into the app for free – but it's switched off by default. Thankfully it's very ...