Filter Out Messages From Unknown Senders With This iOS 26 Trick
Apple's iOS 26 update introduced a feature that filters out messages from unknown senders, helping users manage spam. This feature automatically sorts these messages into a separate folder without notifications. Users can easily enable this feature through their device settings and check the filtered messages at their convenience.
- ▪The iOS 26 update includes a call screening feature to block spam calls.
- ▪Messages from unknown senders are filtered into their own folder in the Messages app.
- ▪Users can enable the filtering feature through the Settings app under Messages.
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When Apple released iOS 26 in September 2025, the update brought a useful call screening feature to your iPhone that can help block spam calls on your device. The update also includes a feature that can filter out texts from unknown senders, which can help keep your inbox spam-free. With this feature enabled, those messages will be filtered to their own folder in Messages without notifying you. Once these messages are in their respective folders, you can look through them at your own pace to make sure you haven't missed anything important, or you can delete them without a second thought.Here's how to enable the text screening feature on your iPhone in a few easy steps.How to block spam and messages from unknown sendersThis feature was automatically enabled for me when I updated to iOS 26,…
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