Apple has quietly turned the iPhone’s phone app into a frontline defense against scammers, building a new call screening system into iOS 26 that can intercept shady calls before you ever say hello.

LONDON — iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from unknown numbers. It's among the bevy of new features that ...

Call screening tools are becoming a frontline defense against scam and robocalls New built-in features from Apple and Google ...

Spammers who constantly call and claim to know us are a daily distraction for too many of us. Unwanted calls from telemarketers and people pretending to be government officials or bank agents are the ...

Apple unveiled iOS 26 at WWDC 2025 back in June, with the beta version available to download following the event. The stable version of iOS 26 will be available in a few weeks as a free update for all ...

LONDON (AP) — iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from unknown numbers. It’s among the bevy of new features ...

LONDON (AP) — iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from unknown numbers. Apple’s 50-year odyssey has ...

iOS 26 allows iPhones to screen unknown calls using AI. Callers provide reason for calling; responses are transcribed in real time. Users can reply with pre-written or custom messages via AI voice.