If you’re an iOS user, you’re probably used to touching “Report Spam” every time you receive an iMessage spam that sends information directly to Apple. MacRumors has announced that spam will soon be included in the iOS 16 beta 2 reporting feature, which was released today for developers and will be released to the public in July. Apple is introducing the feature only for certain operators, but has not specified which ones.
Users who mark SMS as unsolicited will send the text number and content to both Apple and the operator of their phone or device. Reporting spam to a carrier usually requires forwarding the entire message to a four-digit number (which most people should probably look for), so including this feature in an upcoming iOS update will save users a step. Reporting an unsolicited message does not block the number, so users will still need to do this manually.
If you’ve noticed an increase in suspicious texts offering free gift cards or delivery alerts for packages you haven’t ordered, you’re not imagining things. Spam and fraudulent SMS messages are on the rise, in part due to data breaches and the availability of software that makes it easier for fraudsters to send such messages in bulk. Nearly 12 billion spam messages were sent to the United States in May, according to the RoboKiller anti-spam app.
If you’re worried about installing the beta version of iOS 16, you’ll just have to wait a bit – Apple expects to officially release iOS 16 to the public in the fall.
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