iPhone users discover genius hack to stop spam messages once and for all
'Genius' iPhone trick stops scammers from sending you dangerous texts. Phone hacks are everywhere on social media, whether it's how to catch if your partner is cheating through the deleted messages hack, how to take professional photos using a smartphone, or how to stop spam messages. Spam messages are a big problem for many, as they fill up your inbox, alarm you as you're left wondering if that's an important message from a relative, but are also non-stop.
However, Reddit users have found a brilliant trick to stop spam messages for iPhone users once and for all. The user, SpecialistSeesaw650, shared their insight on the r/iPhone group. The post read: "How am I, a person who's been using Apple devices since forever, just now learning this one trick?!?"
It explained the process: "Go into your settings and tap messages, scroll down and select filter unknown senders then turn the toggle on. This way it'll sort messages from people who aren't on your contacts list into a separate list. You'll see you have a message but you can just swipe left on it to delete it."
If you're struggling to find the setting on your iPhone, go to Settings, followed by Messages, where you will find "Filter unknown Senders" switch, which you need to turn on so the button is green - easy. However, there are some things to note before doing so.
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Reddit users have given iPhone users a handy tip: add more numbers to your contacts so you don't miss messages from friends who've changed their numbers. This is important for getting texts from your bank, doctor, or any service that uses codes to keep your account safe. These texts might not show up if the number isn't saved in your phone.
There's also an easy way to get rid of lots of messages you don't want. A post said: "Just learned you can swipe up or down with two fingers over messages and delete massive amounts of them in seconds. Or just select all and delete."
And there's another trick to stop spam messages. As you decide which messages to keep or delete, you can report or block the ones you don't want. SpecialistSeesaw650 shared this tip: "Also at the end of every unknown number message they'll let you know that the number is not in your contacts list and you can report it as junk as well as block it."
Reddit users were excited to share more tips, including how to see messages from doctors that often stay hidden. One user said: "Three steps to managing it. 1) Filter to unknown messages as discussed above, 2) also visit Settings > Notifications > Messages > Customize Notifications and turn off 'unknown senders' 3) when you want to Dump the messages in the unknown senders folder: click the 3 dots to select messages, then click Delete, then click Delete and Report Junk."
"Additionally you might want to add shortcodes and phone numbers that regularly send 2FA codes to a contact (yes 5 and 6 digit shortcodes can be added to a contact). The problem if you don't add shortcodes to a contact is that you can be sitting waiting to paste it in, and it seems like it hasn't come in. Check unknown senders to find it, then add the shortcode to a contact."
More phone tricks were shared by another Reddit user who mentioned: "You can also turn off notifications for unknown senders, no? I know I can." These tips surprised many Reddit users.
One wrote: "How am I, a person who's been using Apple devices since forever, just now learning this one trick?!" Another said: "I totally get it, been using Apple since 2007 and just learned it, the two finger swipe at least. I knew you could 'select' in photos and swipe to select multiple, but just learned the messages one. Also I knew that select all was an option at least."
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