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I routinely get annoying spam or vulgar texts that come from various email accounts. Why can’t I automatically block them beforehand? There’s no phone number associated with the text, just an email.

iPhone 11

Posted on Jul 26, 2022 12:09 PM

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Posted on Jul 26, 2022 12:33 PM

You can filter them out for review. Open the Settings app, then scroll down to and select Messages > Unknown & Spam. Toggle on “Filter Unknown Senders”. This will separate messages into known and unknown.


You can report the message as junk by clicking "Report Junk" at the bottom of the text.


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User level: Level 6
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Jul 26, 2022 12:33 PM in response to annoyedbytexts

You can filter them out for review. Open the Settings app, then scroll down to and select Messages > Unknown & Spam. Toggle on “Filter Unknown Senders”. This will separate messages into known and unknown.


You can report the message as junk by clicking "Report Junk" at the bottom of the text.


Block, filter, and report messages on iPhone - Apple Support

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