This hidden iPhone feature stops spam text messages — try it now

[admin]

Here's how to stop annoying spam messages on iPhone by using a simple feature called Message Filtering

This hidden iPhone feature stops spam text messages — try it now : Read more

 

[Kakacake]

Wow that feature is buried SO deep. Even Apple support didn't know about this! Nice job.

 

[RandoDaddo]

Here's how to stop annoying spam messages on iPhone by using a simple feature called Message Filtering

This hidden iPhone feature stops spam text messages — try it now : Read more

this is does NOT stop spam as noted in title!
The buried (not hidden) feature only “hides” messages from unknown contacts.
user is still left to manually delete individual messages if they think it is spam! And that action takes 4 steps to do (which is poor design (IMHO)
This feature will likely cause situation that user will not respond to genuine unknown contact’s message…including time-sensitive messages!

the Messages app has no true control over ability to ID and report spam

Apple needs to do better in this domain of user security; awareness alone will never protect user information.

as for this article (like many others): do better to engage with readers with highly misleading article titles and choose your “feature stops” better