Spam and scam calls have turned the simple act of answering your phone into a risk calculation, but on the iPhone a ...

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.

Getting a brand-new iPhone should be a moment you enjoy. You open the box. You power it on. Everything feels secure. Unfortunately, scammers know that moment too. Over the past few weeks, we've heard ...