People are just realizing iPhone ‘super silence’ trick stops spam calls – but won’t block people you know

DON’T let spam callers plague your iPhone – there’s a better way.

A simple iPhone settings tweak can instantly protect you from frustrating (and dangerous) spam phone calls.

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These calls can be extremely annoying.

They can interrupt what you’re doing, waste your time, and potentially even lure you into a scam.

Thankfully Apple has created a special iPhone hack called Silence Unknown Callers.

It was introduced in the iOS 13 update, so you’ll need that before you can start “super silencing” spam callers.

“With iOS 13 and later, you can turn on Silence Unknown Callers to avoid getting calls from people you don’t know,” Apple explained.

“This blocks phone numbers that you’ve never been in contact with and don’t have saved in your contacts list.

“If you’ve previously texted with someone using their phone number or if a person has shared their phone number with you in an email, a phone call from that number will go through.”

How to Silence Unknown Callers on iPhone

First, make sure you’re running iOS 13 or later.

To check if you’ve got the update, go to Settings > General > Software Update.

Next go into Settings > Phone and then scroll down.

Tap Silence Unknown Callers and then switch the toggle to the green “on” position.

Now incoming calls from unknown numbers will be automatically silenced.

The callers will still be able to leave voicemails, and they’ll appear in your recent calls list.

Thankfully incoming calls from contacts and your recent call-out list will still come through.

Importantly, if you plan an emergency call, the Silence Unknown Callers feature will be temporarily disabled for 24 hours.

This allows your iPhone to be reached in a potential ongoing emergency.

Apple recommends making sure you have important contacts saved before you activate the feature.

This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk