It was on June 29, 2023, when the new law came into force in Spain that prohibited commercial calls without prior consent, that is, the typical spam call that you received (usually at odd hours) to try to sell you a product or service. .
It is a fact that teleoperator companies carried out very aggressive marketing, in which most of the time The potential client ended up hanging up angry because of the time and moment in which they called him to sell him something he didn’t want. But not only that, but this It could be repeated several times in the same day.
Although we are now protected by law, these calls continue to occur, and that is why phone manufacturers have to introduce measures to try to avoid these annoying calls. One of the most useful tools is the anti spam filter, which consists of a tool that is able to detect that a call is possibly spam, and warns you when you get the call that it could be.
In this way, the user can directly hang up and block the phone number without answering the phone and have a bad time listening to an offer that most likely does not interest you in the slightest. For this reason, we are going to teach you how to activate it on both Android phones and iPhone, to reduce the number of these annoying calls.
How to activate the anti spam filter on Android
While the settings may vary slightly depending on the manufacturer and version of Android, here are the general steps:
- Open the application Phone: the one you normally use to make calls.
- Access settings: Generally, you will find an icon with three vertical dots in the upper right corner. Tap this icon and select Settings either Configuration.
- Look for the option Caller ID and spam– This may be within a menu such as “Call Blocking” or “Call Features.”
- Activate relevant options: Make sure the options “View sender ID and spam” and “Filter spam calls” are activated.
- Set the lock level (optional) – Some Android phones allow you choose the spam protection level. You can choose to block only calls identified as spam or also those from unknown or private numbers.
How to activate the anti spam filter on iPhone
Apple also offers tools to filter spam calls on the iPhone, although it is not as effective or useful as the one on Android, the steps to follow:
- Open the application Settings– The gray icon with gears.
- Go to the option Phone.
- Active “Silence unknown numbers”– This option silences calls from numbers that are not in your contacts, sending them directly to voicemail.
- Use third-party apps: Just like on Android, you can download apps like Truecaller, Hiya or Nomorobo for more robust protection against spam. These apps integrate with the iPhone’s “Caller ID and Blocking” feature.
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