Spam messages are the bane of every mobile user in the world. No one really likes them, and most of us have, at least once, swore loudly at a spam message. However, the spammers are relentless, and they can be very annoying. Whether it’s a brand spamming you with new offers you don’t care about or a random person who keeps texting you for no good reason, here is how to block text messages on iPhone.
Apple hasn’t had a good SMS filtering feature for years. However, with the release of iOS 14, the company finally brought in some useful new features to the iPhone. In this article, I will be discussing the various methods you can use to block text messages in iOS 14.
- Block Spam Messages on iPhone
- Block Marketing Messages on iPhone
- Block Text Messages from a Particular Contact
Block Spam Messages on iPhone
- Method 1: Block Spam Contact
The most annoying types of messages out there are usually just spam messages. If you’re like me and you’re annoyed by spam messages, fret not. Here are a couple of things you can try to block spam messages on your iPhone.
Method 1: Block Spam Contact
Method 2: Filter Spam Messages
Now, spammers rarely use a single phone number for advertising products and offers. Fortunately, with iOS 14, you can at least avoid getting distracted by such messages.
- On your iPhone, head to Settings -> Messages -> Unknown & Spam.
Block Marketing Messages on iPhone
When I first started using my iPhone XR, I had pretty much accepted my fate with marketing messages. That’s because iOS didn’t have any good way to stop these messages from annoying me. On Android phones, I could use third-party SMS organizers and get things sorted, but that option isn’t available on my iPhone.
Method 1: Use Native SMS Filter in iOS 14
Fortunately, with iOS 14’s new messages features, there is a way now to make marketing messages less of a pain. Follow the steps below to block marketing messages on your iPhone:
Method 2: Use Third-party SMS Filter Apps
The native SMS filter in iOS 14 on your iPhone is not the best at catching spam and marketing messages. But, you can now download third-party SMS filters on iOS. For example, Truecaller (Free) has its own SMS filter that you can use in iOS 14 on your iPhone 6s and above to stray clear of unnecessary texts.
- Make sure you have enabled the ‘Filter Unknown Senders’ toggle. Then, instead of SMS Filter, select ‘Truecaller’ from the list below.
Spam messages and marketing messages are surely the most annoying. However, there are times when you may cross paths with annoying people, someone you no longer wish to stay in contact with, or if some random contact is messaging you. In this case, here’s how to block text messages from certain people on iPhone.
While it’s annoying that we still need to go through all this trouble to stop spam messages on our iPhones, it’s nice that Apple is working towards making the message filter feature better. With iOS 14, you can easily block senders or use native or third-party SMS filters to block incoming spam messages on your iPhone.
