How to Block Spam Text on iPhone or iPad

Spam text messages have become a common thing in recent years for most brands and recognized marketers to push SMS or flash messages. Sometimes it may be difficult to identify legitimate messages from unknown senders to decide if they’re legit. As Apple iOS devices are getting targeted with spam messages, you can check out how to block spam text on iPhone or iPad.

Spam texts can be so annoying, just like irrelevant spam calls. These unwanted messages clutter the messages section and distract your attention. As such messages mostly offer fake claims or phishing scams, it can lead you to unexpected consequences. Such as data theft, malware attacks, looting money from your bank accounts, etc.

What is a Spam Text Message?

As the name suggests, a spam text message is an unwanted, irrelevant, and suspicious electronic communication format that is sent out in bulk to numerous mobile users.

Usually, spam messages can be sent via texts, phishing emails, flash messages, social media platforms, mobile applications, etc. However, the number of active spam texts is mostly sent via SMS because text messages can be transferred in no time.

This is the fastest way for spammers or hackers to reach a wide user base. Spreading malware, phishing, data theft, duping people with fake offers, etc., are the main purposes of spam messages.

Spam messages aren’t as aggressive or prominent as spam calls. In most cases, the caller is trained to make your mind click on a suspicious link or use psychological tactics to force you to use sensitive data like OTP, internet banking passwords, etc.

In the past few years, hackers have also become technologically advanced, like security systems, to steal hard-earned money from your bank account without even OTPs.

So, blocking spam text messages on your iPhone or iPad is quite important to keep your phone safe from external attacks, and your messages section will also get clean as you would expect.

How to Block Spam Text on iPhone or iPad

Luckily, Apple actively works on security and privacy aspects for its iOS and iPadOS users. That’s why people love iPhones to be safe as much as possible. Apple allows iPhone users to easily stop spam texts on iPhone or iPad using some easy methods.

So, let’s check out all the possible ways to do that.

Method 1: Delete and Report Junk

While you’re bound to receive unauthorized spam text messages on your iPhone or iPad no matter how you deal with them like Google Calendar spam, you can reduce the number of spam SMS for sure.

This specific method will help Apple and your mobile carrier provider to spot spam messages. Apple is good at dealing with spam and phishing as compared to other brands.

Fortunately, you can use a one-tap feature to easily delete and report junk for spam messages that are sent via Apple’s iMessage service. If your carrier supports it, you’ll be able to report SMS/MMS spam instantly. To do this:

• Open the Messages app on your iPhone/iPad.
• Tap to select a spam/suspicious message.
• Hit the Report Junk option at the bottom.

• Tap on Delete and Report Junk from the pop-up interface.
• You’re good to go.

Please Note: This won’t automatically block future spam messages from the specific sender until you block the contact on your iPhone manually.

Method 2: Block Contact via Messages

So, you can block contact to block spam messages on iPhone or iPad in the future. This will permanently prevent the specific sender’s number in the block list. Therefore, you won’t receive any spam messages from the particular contact again. To do so:

• Open the Messages app on your iPhone/iPad.
• Tap to select the spam message that you want to block.
• Then go to the profile icon at the top of the screen.

• You can also use the Hide Alerts toggle from the contact profile page.
• Now, tap on Info.
• Select Block Caller.
• Tap on Block Contact to confirm.

• You’re done.

Do remember that blocking messages will also block calls and FaceTime calls from that number on your iPhone or iPad. So, if the contact is someone known to you in real, you should only delete the spam message rather than block the contact.

However, if the blocked contact tries to call you, their calls will be stored in voicemail. You’ll be able to check that voicemail in your voicemail inbox. So, there is nothing to worry about because you won’t see any notifications for that.

How to unlock any Blocked Contacts on iPhone/iPad?

In case, you have made a mistake and blocked a contact on your iPhone/iPad, there is a way to unlock the number easily. Check the steps below to do so:

• Go to the Settings menu on your iPhone or iPad.
• Tap on Messages from the list.
• Tap on Blocked Contacts.
• Now, swipe the number from the right to the left side.
• Hit Unblock.
  • Otherwise, tap on Edit > Tap on the minus (-) icon > Tap on Unblock.

Now, your unblocked contact can call or text you again, like everyone does. But the text messages won’t be delivered to you from the contact which was sent during blocked. Meanwhile, you can also check the steps to set auto-reply to text messages on your iPhone/iPad.

Method 3: Filter Unknown Senders

Tired of getting useless text messages from unknown numbers so often? You can use the unknown sender filter method by following the steps below to block spam texts on the iPhone or iPad.

• Go to the Settings menu on your iPhone/iPad.
• Tap on Messages from the list.
• Select Unknown & Spam.

• Enable the Filter Unknown Senders toggle.
• Make sure the SMS Filter is selected.

Now, all the received spam messages will be filtered into multiple categories automatically. This will help you to check and decide every SMS filter like All Transactions, Finance, Orders, Reminders, Promotions, Unknown Senders, and Junk. Just open the Messages app and check the message Filters.

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Disable SMS Notifications from Unknown Senders

You can also disable text notifications from unknown senders on your iPhone or iPad.

• Launch the Settings menu.
• Go to Notifications from the list.
• Tap on Messages from the list.
• Now, scroll down to the bottom.
• Tap on Customize Notifications.
• Turn Off the Unknown Senders toggle.

Method 4: Use 3rd-Party Spam SMS Blocking Apps

Well, there are plenty of third-party spam SMS blocking applications available on the App Store for your iPhone or iPad that you can use. However, you can try using effective and reliable apps like Truecaller, Textkiller, or Robokiller.

Just install the respective app on your iPhone/iPad and then set the app as a primary spam text message blocker. Ensure to grant required permissions on your device such as incoming text messages, OTPs, banking-related messages, etc., to work the app smoothly.

In this scenario, you should be very careful before using third-party apps because they won’t work until you allow all required permissions. So, we wouldn’t suggest you use these apps unless you’re in an emergency. Apple’s official Messages app on iPhone/iPad is more than sufficient for you.

Method 5: Report to Mobile Carrier

Are you still receiving unwanted text messages from unknown numbers randomly? Well, it’s time to take the next step ahead. Thankfully, US mobile carriers like Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Bell, etc. allow you to report spam messages.

You can check the steps below to do so:

• Open the Messages app on the iPhone/iPad.
• Make sure to copy the entire spam text message.
• Tap on New Message (pencil icon) on the top right side.
• Now, paste the copied message.
• Send the message to 7726 (SPAM) free of cost.
• Once the carrier provider receives the same requests from multiple users, they will take the required actions.

This will report the specific spam text messages and help your wireless provider block similar spam messages in the future.

Method 6: Report to FTC

Last but not least, you can report spam text messages to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) so that no one else won’t get into such frauds or deceptions. To do that:

• Head over to the official FTC Report Fraud page.
• Report the spam text and follow the on-screen instructions.

Conclusion

So, this is all it takes to prevent spam text messages on your iPhone/iPad. Allowing spam messages will create so much fuss in your inbox and lead to several potential traps you may not understand. Please do understand that there is no permanent way to stop spam texts on your iPhone/iPad. That’s why avoid clicking on unknown links from unknown senders and immediately block/report them.

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