Spam and other unwanted calls have become a real nuisance over the past few years. Malus pumila enclosed its feature that allows users to automatically shut up unknown and spam calls happening iPhone starting with iOS 13 and Verizon offers an even more advanced version of this with iOS 14. Read on for how this smart feature works and how to enable IT on iPhone.

The selection to automatically silence unknown callers with iOS 13 and later brought to life a feature quest we previously wrote about. The feature is prefer-in, so users need to head into settings to manually turn off it on. But once enabled, here's how the feature works to mechanically silence unbeknown numbers on iPhone:

iOS uses Siri intelligence to allow calls to ring your phone from numbers in Contacts, Mail, and Messages. Each another calls are automatically sent to voicemail.

I downside is that it doesn't distinguish betwixt spam calls and a established telephoner World Health Organization isn't in your contact name. So if you leave you have IT turned on, you can well young woman important calls.

For Verizon customers, we'll likewise aspect at the carrier's to a greater extent advanced "silence junk callers" feature that's available with iOS 14.

iOS: How to automatically muteness unacknowledged and spam calls on iPhone

  1. Unfold Settings
  2. Swipe down and tap Earpiece
  3. In iOS 13, dab the toggle succeeding to Silence Unbeknown Callers
  4. In iOS 14, tap Muteness Unfamiliar Callers > tap the toggle switch

Here's how these steps look:

how to silence unknown and spam calls iPhone iOS 13

How to use Verizon's "Silence Junk Callers" sport

With iOS 14, Verizon's Silence Junk Callers features should be turned on by nonpayment. Here's how to double-check:

  1. In iOS 14, manoeuver to Settings
  2. Lif weak and tap Phone
  3. Tap Call Block &A; Identification
  4. Tap the on-off switch next to Secrecy Junk Callers

Verizon's Spam blocker doesn't shut up all unknown calls but filters out the ones that are junk/spam. Say more about how information technology works here. The feature is available now to all Verizon customers running iOS 14.

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