Apple has always been characterized by trying to improve the safety of its users, from privacy to prevent others from scamming them, so with each iOS version Improves something on this subject, and in the case of the next, there will be enough aspects where we will see it.
We already announce that a new call system will make the Spam It is reduced a lot, only receiving the truly important, such as medical, messaging, etc., and not commercial or silent, something that is appreciated, and much. Well, today we have new news on this topic, which focuses more on messages, and not only on calls.
ANTIESTAFAS SYSTEM IN iOS 26
Scams by messages are increasingly common, and it is not necessary to be an expert to fall into them. Therefore, with iOS 26, Apple has decided to make important changes in its app of Messages To better protect all users. It doesn't matter if you know a lot or little technology, these new measures seek to prevent you from falling into false links or deceptions trying to steal your data.
Now the messages organize your chats in easier sections to handle. From a button in the upper right, you can filter the conversations and see only the important ones. There are categories such as normal, unknown, spam messages and those that you have recently erased.
This will ensure that, if we get a message supplanting our bank, for example, since it is named BBVA, but it is not frequent or official contact, it will come as an unknown sender, or directly in a spam folder, avoiding that scam that intends the issuer of the same.
Therefore, the “messages” view includes your usual chats with contacts, as well as things such as verification codes and reserve confirmations. Meanwhile, messages from “Unknown senders” and “spam” will not even activate notifications.
There may be errors, so if you are waiting for the SMS of a new trade or service, it may not let you know, but you do have it inside the app, so it can be tedious to have to enter to check it, but that gesture can also help you prevent more dangerous ones, so it is a good function by Apple, especially as we said, for people older or less familiar with technology.
Users can decide whether or not they want to activate Filters for strangers and spam. Each can be managed separately from the options menu in the upper right, where the “Administer filtering” option appears, so if you think you do not need this, you can remove it and continue as until now, not being mandatory to have.
And you, do you think this is necessary? Will the scams and attempt from them be reduced thanks to Apple? We will be attentive to the operation of this service, which we already have in the betas of iOS 26, but that we would like to try in the final version that comes out in September, since it can improve things that at first does not work or detect well.
