Spam calls or Robocalls have always been an annoying activity for mobile users. Every day or might be in a week you are your loved ones might receive these kinds of unwanted calls, and their number even goes on millions when talking about friends and other fellows. So if you are an iPhone user, then you might have faced these types of calls and want to get some ways to block spam calls.
So you are at the right place to get the solution.
Just some more words about these calls, that these Robocallers used genuine-looking spam numbers from the internet or local numbers. These spammers are in search of info related to ATM cards, banking services, or some other money transaction service. Their way of communicating is friendly and enriched with some basic info that a normal person (having a little knowledge about spam calls) might get trapped to share personal info and may lose his money.
In other situations you want to block the spam calls:
- when you are getting telemarketing calls from some company.
- Getting a repetitive call from some unknown or even some friend.
Although mobile companies and cyber cells are trying their best to stop these spam calls, still the Robocallers got new ways to cheat common people. So there should be some solution to handle these unwanted calls without loss of further time and money.
How to Stop Spam Calls on iPhone and in Easy Steps:
Let’s get some ways to treat the unwanted callers on iPhones one by one.
Block unwanted callers individually:
The first easy way is the use of the iPhone’s built-in call blocking feature to avoid spam calls individually. Just follow the steps:
- Tap the number or contact you want to block.
- Scroll down and then tap block this caller.
If you want to block the caller that is not listed in your phone number or that has not called you then.
- Go to Settings > Scroll to Phone.
- In the Call Section,> Go to Call Blocking & Identification > add the number you want to block.
Turn on Silence Unknown Callers:
The first and built-in method to tackle the spammers is to check (on) the option of “Silence Unknown Callers“.
- Just Go to Settings > Phone > Silence Unknown Callers.
So by doing this, the iPhone users will stop receiving calls from private numbers that are not listed in their phone book. Instead of this, you will see the number in your missed call list.
Use Third-Party Apps to Filter RoboCalls:
Luckily the first option is available for iPhone users having iOS 13 or later, the older ones can use this method.
The methods described above are being used to block spam calls, however, it is not necessary for to caller to use the same number for calling. So the option of using third-party apps is there to permanently block spam callers.
For this use third-party apps like Robo Sheild from the iPhone store to handle these spam calls.
Once downloaded and installed, go to Settings > Phone > Tap Call blocking & Identification. Turn the app on to stop spam calls on your iPhone.