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iPhone 16 Pro Max I'd buy an iPhone 16 if...
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Just toggle the "Silence Unknown Callers" on in the Phone app - problem solved.
Not really - because I constantly receive security codes from banks and websites.
Also, Silencing still enables these whacko spam text messages from being received - then I need to add those number to the block caller list and delete individually.
Then just tap on your phone when you are expecting a code to be sent as it will show up in your silenced notifications. It's not a lot of extra effort. Have no problems whatsoever with codes and Silence Unknown Callers turned on.
The hardware of the iPhone 16 Max has nothing to do with blocking spam text and calls. Software can take care of your problem.
Yeah, a quicker way to block a number would be nice. At the moment I have to dig several layers deep into a menu system to add a number to my blocked list. I'm still using an iPhone 7 though - so maybe adding numbers to the blocked list is easier these days? I don't know.
Am on/was on the fence about upgrading, but not having a sim slot killed that want for me, oh well.
Spam calls can be an issue in the U.S. but other countries have it much worse, especially when it comes to "fraud" calls.
Spam Calls Still a Major Problem in the US, But Other Countries Have It Far Worse
Send it to voicemail: Phone spam for the US accounts for 25.73% of all calls.
What Country Gets the Most Phone Spam?
The Global Spam Report looks at phone spam rates in 38 countries around the world where we saw alarming activity in our data.
I’m going to take ‘Hiya’s report (source for both links) with a pinch of salt of salt - seems like a global teeth report by Colgate.
I find it hard to believe that 30% of calls are spam, anywhere, never mind the UK - I get maybe one or two a month. Perhaps it includes calls to business numbers/B2B spam?
I find it hard to believe that 30% of calls are spam, anywhere, never mind the UK - I get maybe one or two a month. Perhaps it includes calls to business numbers/B2B spam?
I get more than one or two spam calls per month but it's definitely not at the level reported in the articles. Others may have different experiences.
I think the spam call and text problem is more of a carrier responsibility than a smartphone company responsibility. Various apps also exist to help with the problem.
Change your phone number. Then stop entering it on every website and form that asks for it. Just give them a work number or an old number.
Knowing Apple they would make this feature available on the latest hardware only lol.....They'll bucket it under an AI feature and tell you that you need more RAM to use it.
I got a google voice number just for this purpose. Has worked wonders
Yeah, that's kind of my point. There needs to be a one click solution to instantly block spam numbers as well. Right now that option is a bit inconvenient to reach. Although I'm using an iPhone 7 - it is my understanding there is a later iOS out there. Anyway, the overall message is to do something about spam.
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I've kept my number totally secret for 24 years. But, one day (oh, about 5 or 6 years ago) the bots found me. They always do. I had a good run. But, getting a random phone number would likely yield worse results - since who know where THAT number has been. I've had the same cell number since 2000.
Last work cell number I got was previously owned by someone who apparently owed money to every credit card company in the US. It was a nightmare. New numbers are a gamble.
Luckily I don't really get spam calls anymore, or very very rarely, among my three numbers, work, work cell and personal. Plenty of junk texts, though.
Contact your carrier directly to enable spam call protection. It's $5 a month, like a monthly fee. It's called AT&T Call Protect.
And it has nothing to do with the phone, spam calls will equally come to Xiaomi, Samsung, Apple, Honor, etc.
I'd get an iPhone 16 if I could afford one!
In the meantime, my 14 is working well and will do just fine for a few more years.
In the meantime, my 14 is working well and will do just fine for a few more years.
That's not really true in practical terms. Software and hardware work hand in hand. Some software won't work on some hardware.