How to filter unknown senders in messages on iPhone?

It wasn’t long ago when the only text messages you’d receive were those for family and friends. Unfortunately, messaging is now being used for marketers and spammers with increased frequency. Now, you can now filter unknown senders on your iPhone, so only your most important texts are readily available. Turning unknown messages into junk messages requires just another step.

Being able to filter messages between contacts and all others is currently only a feature on iPhone and Mac. It’s not yet available on Mac, although it could arrive on the next version of macOS.

You must have friends, family, and coworkers already listed in the native Contacts app to get started. Additionally, these contacts must have a supported mobile number (SMS) or email assigned (Apple iMessage). After adding users, you can filter messages from people who aren’t in the Contacts app.

1. Go into the Settings app on your phone.
2. Tap Messages.
3. Toggle on Filter Unknown Senders under Message Filtering.

View in Messages App

Now it’s time to go into the Messages app and see how each text is now sorted.

1. Tap on the Messages app on your iPhone (not iPad).
2. On the main Messages page, tap All Messages, Known Senders, or Unknown Senders, depending on your selection.

Filter Unknown Senders and Identify Junk Messages

As Apple explains, you can report iMessages that look like spam or junk from the Messages app. If you get an iMessage from someone who’s not saved in your Contacts, you’ll see a Report Junk link under the message.

To file a report:

1. Tap Report Junk.
2. Choose Delete and Report Junk.

Apple now has a copy of your message, which has also been deleted from your iPhone.

Block Future Junk Messages

When you receive a junk message and want to block future messages from the same sender, you must take a different approach. To start:

1. Go into the Messages app on your iPhone.
2. Tap on the junk message.
3. Choose the Info icon at the top.
4. Select Info.
5. Choose Block this Caller, then confirm.

From now on, you’ll no longer receive messages from this now blocked contact.

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