Apple’s latest iPhone update is designed to fix an issue which has affected emergency services since December.

As a journalist, cold calling people is part of the job, as well as answering calls from unknown numbers. So, as a veteran of the cold-call art, let me give you my simple, polite tip: Just say, "Is ...

Apple has quietly turned the iPhone’s phone app into a frontline defense against scammers, building a new call screening system into iOS 26 that can intercept shady calls before you ever say hello.

iOS 26 allows iPhones to screen unknown calls using AI. Callers provide reason for calling; responses are transcribed in real time. Users can reply with pre-written or custom messages via AI voice.

Tap Phone . Toggle off Tap Recents to Call. If you change your mind later, you can come back and toggle the setting back on.

Spam and scam calls have turned the simple act of answering your phone into a risk calculation, but on the iPhone a ...

LONDON (AP) — 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 ...

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