Spam calls are annoying. I have my phone ringer on in case there is an emergency, but before iOS 26 , spam would routinely call my iPhone a handful of times a week. It was extremely stressful, especially when I was waiting for a call from somewhere like the doctor's office. But now, thanks to iOS 26's call screening feature, spam calls aren't bothering me at all.

Call screening isn't an Apple Intelligence feature so any iOS 26-compatible iPhone, like the iPhone 14 Pro , can use it. I enabled the feature early in the beta process and my iPhone has diligently held back spam calls, like the Hoover Dam, ever since. But you have to enable it first.

Here's how to enable call screening in a few easy steps and what to know about the new feature.

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