Spam calls — or "scam calls" as they're also known — have become an infuriating part of life. By now, most people are well acquainted with fraudsters trying to dupe you out of your cash by ...

I was never happier than when Apple rolled out call screening in iOS 26 a few weeks ago. Before, I was getting at least two, but often four, spam calls per day, and now, I don’t even notice them. From ...

Blocking an unknown number or reporting a suspicious text message may feel like a small win against the spam menace. But behind every promotional call or unwanted message is a tangled ecosystem—a web ...

iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from unknown numbers. It's among the bevy of new features that Apple ...