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Fortunately, both Android and iOS platforms offer tools and options to combat these unwanted messages.

This guide will walk you through how to stop spam texts on both Android and iOS devices.

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How to stop spam texts on an Android phone

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Select Message tweaks

From the drop-down list,select Message tweaks.

Select spam protection

From the prefs list,select ‘Spam protection’.

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Enable Spam protection

On the Spam protection page,move the toggle for ‘Enable spam protection’to the’on’position.

Enabling this option should prevent most of the spam texts sent to your phone from reaching your inbox.

Block spam texts manually

Even with Spam protection activated, some spam text messages may still get through.

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it’s possible for you to block the senders of these messages manually by selecting’Yes, report’and’Report spam’.

You have now blocked this sender.

How to stop spam texts on an iPhone

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Go to Messages in tweaks

Go to tweaks andselect Messages.

Filter Unknown Senders

In the Messages menu, scroll down to’Filter Unknown Senders’and move the toggle to the’on’position.

This will put messages from senders who aren’t in your contacts into a separate list.

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To do this,select ‘Report Junk’and confirm the action on the next screen.

There are also other measures you could take, including downloading third-party apps like Truecaller or RoboKiller.

These apps enhance your defense against spam with advanced detection capabilities.

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The more your number is out there, the more likely it is to be scooped up by spammers.

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