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Apple iOS 26 Call Screening Blocks UK Spam Calls

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC · How we work

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Story summary

Apple’s Call Screening in iOS 26 stopped spam calls for a UK iPhone user after activation.
The user enabled the feature earlier this year and chose the “Ask Reason for Calling” option.
After activation, the user received no spam or job-scam calls and missed no genuine calls.
Most spam callers hung up when the automated response asked for a reason.

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Story summary

Apple’s Call Screening in iOS 26 stopped spam calls for a UK iPhone user after activation.
The user enabled the feature earlier this year and chose the “Ask Reason for Calling” option.
After activation, the user received no spam or job-scam calls and missed no genuine calls.
Most spam callers hung up when the automated response asked for a reason.