{"id":58423,"date":"2020-02-10T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=58423"},"modified":"2020-09-09T16:18:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T21:18:49","slug":"spam-control-chapter-2-reducing-spam-text-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/58423-spam-control-chapter-2-reducing-spam-text-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"Spam Control: Chapter 2 &#8211; Reducing Spam Text Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NoSpam568.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58328\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NoSpam568-284x284@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NoSpam568-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NoSpam568-284x284.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NoSpam568-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NoSpam568-120x120@2x.jpg 240w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NoSpam568-190x190@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first article in this series, we told you what <strong>spam<\/strong> is and why it&#8217;s a good thing to keep under control. From that article, you may assume that spam is strictly an email issue. That assumption is wrong \u2014 as more people learn how to reduce spam in their email inboxes, spammers are increasingly targeting users through text messages. Before we dive into email spam control in the final two articles, we&#8217;ll show you simple and effective ways to get a handle on spam text messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spam just doesn\u2019t affect email, it\u2019s increasingly a problem in the <strong>Messages<\/strong> app. In this article, we\u2019ll talk about the steps to take to reduce text message spam. Note that it\u2019s impossible to stop all spam, but you can at least report spammers and block them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 1: Filter Unknown Senders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first method of knocking spam down to size in the Messages app is filtering unknown senders. What this does is to turn off notifications for iMessages from people who are not in your contacts and sorts them into a separate list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means that you won&#8217;t be bothered by those spam messages and you can go in and delete them at your leisure. This also offers a way for you to continue to receive valid text messages from &#8220;unknown senders&#8221; like <strong>two-factor authentication<\/strong> messages by knowing where they&#8217;ll appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On iOS and iPadOS devices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Launch the Settings app<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &#8211; Scroll down to the list of Apple app settings and tap on Messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 &#8211; Scroll down until you find the Message Filtering section and the Filter Unknown Senders button. Tap on the button to enable message filtering, and the button turns green (see screenshot below):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FilterUnknownUsers@2x-284x93.jpg\" alt=\"Enabling &quot;Filter Unknown Senders&quot; turns off notifications for text messages that are not from people in your contacts and places them in a separate list of messages\" class=\"wp-image-58452\" width=\"426\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FilterUnknownUsers@2x-284x93.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FilterUnknownUsers@2x-190x62.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FilterUnknownUsers@2x.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FilterUnknownUsers@2x-284x93@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/FilterUnknownUsers@2x-190x62@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption>Enabling &#8220;Filter Unknown Senders&#8221; turns off notifications for text messages that are not from people in your contacts and places them in a separate list of messages<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now when a message arrives from an unknown person, company or phone number, it is placed into the &#8220;Unknown Senders&#8221; list. That list is added to Messages and is accessible with a single tap (outlined in orange in the screenshot below):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UnknownSenders@2x-284x107.jpg\" alt=\"Once &quot;Filter Unknown Senders&quot; is enabled, a new list appears in the Messages app (outlined in orange)\" class=\"wp-image-58456\" width=\"426\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UnknownSenders@2x-284x107.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UnknownSenders@2x-190x71.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UnknownSenders@2x.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UnknownSenders@2x-284x107@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/UnknownSenders@2x-190x71@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption>Once &#8220;Filter Unknown Senders&#8221; is enabled, a new list appears in the Messages app (outlined in orange)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned earlier, if you expect a two-factor authentication message and it doesn&#8217;t appear to arrive immediately, check &#8220;Unknown Senders&#8221; as it may be in that list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 &#8211; <strong>There&#8217;s a fourth and very important step to take if you wish to help reduce the amount of spam text messages sent<\/strong>. If a message appears in the &#8220;Unknown Senders&#8221; list and it is truly spam, tap the message, then tap the &#8220;<strong>Report Junk<\/strong>&#8221; link as seen in the screenshot below. That notifies Apple, and the details of the message are added to the company&#8217;s global filters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ItsJunk@2x-284x257.jpg\" alt=\"Is it spam? Tap the Report Junk link to send a copy of the message to Apple for future filtering.\" class=\"wp-image-58514\" width=\"426\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ItsJunk@2x-284x257.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ItsJunk@2x-133x120.jpg 133w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ItsJunk@2x-190x172.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ItsJunk@2x.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ItsJunk@2x-284x257@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ItsJunk@2x-133x120@2x.jpg 266w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ItsJunk@2x-190x172@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption>Is it spam? Tap the Report Junk link to send a copy of the message to Apple for future filtering.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On Mac<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no way within macOS Messages to filter unknown senders. However, you can still stop receiving repeated messages by blocking callers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method 2: Block Callers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This second method works well for spam messages that come from the same phone number, and guess what? It also works for repeated robocalls, which are another type of spam. This method adds a phone number to a blocked caller list on your device so that you won&#8217;t be bothered again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On iOS and iPadOS Devices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Tap on the message to open it and verify that it&#8217;s spam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &#8211; Tap the phone number or the name at the top of the message. You&#8217;ll see something similar to this screenshot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/iOSBlock-1@2x-284x88.jpg\" alt=\"Note the three buttons - audio, FaceTime, and info - that appear\" class=\"wp-image-58460\" width=\"426\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/iOSBlock-1@2x-284x88.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/iOSBlock-1@2x-190x59.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/iOSBlock-1@2x.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/iOSBlock-1@2x-284x88@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/iOSBlock-1@2x-190x59@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption>Note the three buttons &#8211; audio, FaceTime, and info &#8211; that appear<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>3 &#8211; Tap the info ( i ) button at right. A dialog containing details appears:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Details@2x-284x238.jpg\" alt=\"The Details dialog\" class=\"wp-image-58461\" width=\"426\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Details@2x-284x238.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Details@2x-143x120.jpg 143w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Details@2x-190x159.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Details@2x.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Details@2x-284x238@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Details@2x-143x120@2x.jpg 286w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Details@2x-190x159@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption>The Details dialog<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>4 &#8211; On the details dialog, tap the phone number again. Do not tap the phone button, as that will attempt to dial the number. A set of actions appears:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockThisCaller@2x-230x323.jpg\" alt=\"Tap the &quot;Block This Caller&quot; link to never see texts from the number or person again\" class=\"wp-image-58462\" width=\"345\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockThisCaller@2x-230x323.jpg 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockThisCaller@2x-85x120.jpg 85w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockThisCaller@2x-135x190.jpg 135w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockThisCaller@2x-1093x1536.jpg 1093w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockThisCaller@2x.jpg 996w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockThisCaller@2x-230x323@2x.jpg 460w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockThisCaller@2x-85x120@2x.jpg 170w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockThisCaller@2x-135x190@2x.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><figcaption>Tap the &#8220;Block This Caller&#8221; link to never see texts from the number or person again<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>5 &#8211; Tap &#8220;Block This Caller&#8221;. The number, person or company associated with the message will be blocked from now on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On Mac<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a way to block &#8220;callers&#8221; or texters in macOS Messages as well, but <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">only from people, numbers or companies for which you have a contact card<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 &#8211; Launch Messages from the Dock or Applications folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 &#8211; Select Messages &gt; Preferences in the menu bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 &#8211; Click on the &#8220;iMessage&#8221; tab, then click on the &#8220;Blocked&#8221; tab. You&#8217;ll see something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockMac@2x-284x301.jpg\" alt=\"Click the &quot; + &quot; button to add a number to block. You can also remove numbers from this list by clicking to select them, then clicking the &quot; - &quot; button.\" class=\"wp-image-58463\" width=\"426\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockMac@2x-284x301.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockMac@2x-113x120.jpg 113w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockMac@2x-179x190.jpg 179w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockMac@2x.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockMac@2x-284x301@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockMac@2x-113x120@2x.jpg 226w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BlockMac@2x-179x190@2x.jpg 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><figcaption>Click the &#8221; + &#8221; button to add a number to block. You can also remove numbers from this list by clicking to select them, then clicking the &#8221; &#8211; &#8221; button.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>4 &#8211; Click the &#8221; + &#8221; (plus) button and you&#8217;ll see your contacts list. Click the name or number of the guilty party you wish to block, and they&#8217;re added to the block list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to block text messages without creating a new contact? It&#8217;s best to do it on an iOS or iPadOS device. All of the entries that are in the list you see above are from an iOS or iPadOS device and are shared between Apple devices through an iCloud account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"footnote\"><strong>Spam Control:<\/strong><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/58305-spam-control-chapter-1-what-is-spam-and-why-do-you-need-to-control-it\/\">Chapter 1 \u2013 What Is Spam and Why Do You Need To Control It?<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/58423-spam-control-chapter-2-reducing-spam-text-messages\/\">Chapter 2 \u2013 Reducing Spam Text Message<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/58729-spam-control-chapter-3-blocking-or-reducing-spam-email-on-ios-ipados-devices\/\">Chapter 3 \u2013 Blocking or Reducing Spam Email on iOS\/iPadOS Devices<\/a><br \/>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/58916-spam-control-chapter-4-taming-spam-email-on-macs\/\">Chapter 4 \u2013 Taming Spam Email on Macs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the first article in this series, we told you what spam is and why it&#8217;s a good thing to keep under control. 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