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iOS 13 public beta 6 has everything you need to kill robocalls

Eliminating robocalls is about to get a whole lot easier with the release of Apple’s iOS 13.

Anthony Karcz for Forbes:

The best thing so far about iOS 13 is that since I’ve installed the beta, I haven’t had to deal with [spoofed robocalls]. Not even once.

So how did I do it? In the Settings app, select Phone and then toggle Silence Unknown Callers. Now, when you get a call from a number that…

Why robocalls have taken over your phone

”By 2009, Chris Hughson was fed up. The Portland area realtor was getting bombarded with spam texts and calls, as many as 10 a day, despite having his number on the Do Not Call Registry. He assumed his phone number had made it to some list, but he wasn’t sure what else he could do. “There’s got to be a way to strike back,” he thought,” Colin Lecher reports for The Verge. “Since then, Hughson, who…

Even in the world where WhatsApp is dominating the internet, there are many people who use Text Messages(SMS) as their method of communication. There are many ways to block messages on an Android device without making use of any third party apps-

Block using ‘Add to spam’ feature

Open your settings on the default text messaging app and toggle ‘Spam filter’ before you continue with the following steps.

Launch your default text messaging app.

Press and hold the conversation whose contact’s messages you wish to block.

A menu appears with three options one of which is ‘Add to spam’

Tap on OK when the prompt appears.

Block using your network carrier

Visit your network carrier’s website and login with the account associated with your Android device. Once you login you get a wide range of options to block emails texts and calls as well from specific numbers you wish to block.

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