06/05/2019

New iOS 13 Feature Uses Siri Smarts to Thwart Spam Calls

The feature silences calls from unknown numbers, sending them directly to voicemail.

Apple is looking to combat pesky spam callers in iOS 13 with a new Siri-powered feature that weeds out and silences calls from unknown numbers, sending them directly to voicemail. Word of the optional setting is secreted away deep within Apple's iOS 13 feature preview webpage, published after the company's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday. 

Aptly named "Silence unknown callers," the feature protects users from spammers, an increasing nuisance to cellphone owners in the U.S. and beyond. A bane for many, spam callers are utilizing increasingly complex methods like number spoofing and automated services to bypass third-party screening tools and trick users into answering. 

Apple's solution does not eliminate the annoying calls, but it does offer users some respite. 

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