[NJTechDiv] FW: [Apple411] Silence Unknown Callers on Your iPhone: Rita's iDevice Advice for January 4, 2021

[Tracy Carcione]

I have done this by using Do Not Disturb.  I think my phone is still on iOS12.  But I still have to go in periodically and delete all those unwanted calls from the phone list.  I wish they wouldn't come through at all.  I thought Congress passed a law to cut down on robocalls, but we still get an awful lot.
Tracy


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Subject: [Apple411] Silence Unknown Callers on Your iPhone: Rita's iDevice Advice for January 4, 2021

Silence Unknown Callers: Rita’s iDevice Advice for January 4, 2021

Note These instructions were written for sighted persons, who are not using voiceOver.  If you are using VoiceOver:  when the instructions say "Tap on an item", perform a one finger double tap

Silence Unknown Callers:  In the Phone section of the Settings app, there's a toggle that will let you block all unknown callers, cutting down on spam calls.

An option in iOS 13 lets you silence calls coming from all unknown numbers. To turn on the feature, you open the Settings app, open the Phone menu and toggle on the switch for Silence Unknown Callers. When an unknown caller then tries to call, you will see a notification on your screen, but the phone won't vibrate or ring. The caller is sent to voice mail. This is a brute-force approach to shutting out robo callers.

A setting protects users from unknown and spam callers.  When the setting is turned on, iOS uses Siri intelligence to allow calls to ring your phone from numbers in Contacts, Mail, and Messages.  All other calls are automatically sent to voicemail. This new option in Settings will automatically silence calls from callers who are not in your Contacts app, Messages app or Mail app.  The call will automatically go to your Voicemail.  You can then go in later and listen to the message to see if it was important.  If you are using Visual Voicemail, you can read the text transcript to judge.

If you head to the Settings app, then tap on Phone, you will see a toggle for Silence Unknown Callers.  When this is enabled, iOS uses Siri intelligence to allow calls to ring your phone only if the number is found in your Contacts, Mail, or Messages.  Calls from any other number go straight to voicemail.

How to Silence Unknown Callers on your iPhone:  Rita’s iDevice Advice How to Silence Unknown Callers on the iPhone in iOS 14 The iPhone's Silence Unknown Callers feature is a great way to avoid annoying robocalls without having to keep your iPhone muted. Before iOS 13, iPhone users had to rely on third-party apps of varying effectiveness to block spam calls.

How to Silence Unrecognized Phone Numbers on Your iPhone Finding this setting is simple, but it's easy to miss if you've never done it before.
how to enable Silence Unknown Callers on your iPhone:
	• Open the Settings app.
	• Scroll down and tap on Phone.
	• Tap on Silence Unknown Callers.
	• Tap the toggle next to Silence Unknown Callers to enable the setting.

oNw instead of being interrupted by calls from unknown numbers, your iPhone will direct those calls to your voicemail for you to review later. To turn off Silence Unknown Callers, simply follow the steps above again, but this time you'll toggle the feature Off, instead of On.

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