TechnologyYour phone's built-in spam-text protection may be off by default
PCMag warns against replying 'Stop' to spam texts and describes how to enable built-in protection on iPhone and Android.
TLDR
PCMag says iPhone and Android phones have built-in protection against spam texts, but it might be turned off by default. Its guide covers how to enable that protection and warns about the dangers of responding to spam messages—even with 'Stop'.
Your phone's built-in spam-text protection may be off by default
PCMag warns against replying 'Stop' to spam texts and describes how to enable built-in protection on iPhone and Android.
TLDR
PCMag says iPhone and Android phones have built-in protection against spam texts, but it might be turned off by default. Its guide covers how to enable that protection and warns about the dangers of responding to spam messages—even with 'Stop'.