Apple has introduced a new feature called 'Ask Reason for Calling' to combat spam calls more effectively. This tool allows users to automatically screen calls from unknown numbers, prompting the ...

Apple’s new iOS 26 feature lets your iPhone screen unknown calls by asking callers their reason before you decide to answer.

When Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, the update included a call screening feature to help block spam calls to your iPhone, and it can screen texts from unknown senders to keep your inbox spam free.

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 ...