{"id":94488,"date":"2019-06-04T03:01:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T03:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/19\/06\/03\/new-ios-13-feature-uses-siri-smarts-to-thwart-spam-calls"},"modified":"2019-06-04T03:01:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T03:01:42","slug":"new-ios-13-feature-uses-siri-smarts-to-thwart-spam-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/04\/new-ios-13-feature-uses-siri-smarts-to-thwart-spam-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"New iOS 13 feature uses Siri smarts to thwart spam calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- font size selector, BEGIN --> <span class=\"cfix\">&nbsp;<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"gray small byline\"> By <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#b7d9d2c0c4f7d6c7c7dbd2ded9c4ded3d2c599d4d8da\">AppleInsider Staff <\/a> <br \/><span class=\"gray\">Monday, June 03, 2019, 08:01 pm PT (11:01 pm ET)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <span><span class=\"article-leader\">Apple is looking to combat pesky spam callers in iOS 13 with a new Siri-powered feature that weeds out and silences calls from unknown numbers, sending them directly to voicemail. <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"article-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/new-ios-13-feature-uses-siri-smarts-to-thwart-spam-calls.jpg\" alt=\"iOS 13\" height=\"375\" class=\"lazy\" data-original=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/new-ios-13-feature-uses-siri-smarts-to-thwart-spam-calls-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/new-ios-13-feature-uses-siri-smarts-to-thwart-spam-calls-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"minor2 small gray\">Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi onstage at WWDC 2019.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Word of the optional setting is secreted away deep within Apple&#8217;s iOS 13 feature preview <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/ios\/ios-13-preview\/features\/\">webpage<\/a>, published after the company&#8217;s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Aptly named &#8220;Silence unknown callers,&#8221; the feature protects users from spammers, an increasing nuisance to cellphone owners in the U.S. and beyond. A bane for many, spam callers are utilizing increasingly complex methods like number spoofing and automated services to bypass third-party screening tools and trick users into answering. <\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s solution does not eliminate the annoying calls, but it does offer users some respite. <\/p>\n<p>When enabled, Silence unknown callers &#8220;uses Siri intelligence to allow calls to ring your phone from numbers in Contacts, Mail, and Messages,&#8221; Apple says. Calls from numbers not recognized by Siri are automatically routed to voicemail.<\/p>\n<p>While the brief description fails to detail the feature&#8217;s mechanics, it is believed that calls from strangers will not prompt an audio alert or trigger a haptic event, allowing users to review voicemails \u2014 and voicemail transcripts \u2014 at their leisure. The calls are also unlikely to result in an onscreen notification beyond receipt of a voicemail, if one is recorded. <\/p>\n<p>The feature might not be workable for some iPhone owners as it effectively puts a blanket ban on calls from strangers. For users afflicted by serial spam calls, however, the concession might be worth the peace and quiet.<\/p>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By AppleInsider Staff Monday, June 03, 2019, 08:01 pm PT (11:01 pm ET) Apple is looking to combat pesky spam callers in iOS 13 with a new Siri-powered feature that weeds out and silences calls from unknown numbers, sending them directly to voicemail. Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi onstage at WWDC 2019. 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