Screen iPhone calls

Screening iPhone calls refers to the practice of managing incoming calls, often to filter out unwanted or spam calls while allowing important calls to come through. Here are several methods to effectively screen calls on your iPhone: ### 1. **Use Do Not Disturb Mode:** You can enable Do Not Disturb mode to silence all incoming calls except from people in your contacts or favorites. - **How to enable:** 1. Go to **Settings** > **Focus** > **Do Not Disturb**. 2. Enable **Do Not Disturb**. 3. Under **Allowed Notifications**, choose people from whom you want to receive calls. ### 2. **Silence Unknown Callers:** iOS has a feature that silences calls from unknown numbers. The call will go directly to voicemail. - **How to enable:** 1. Go to **Settings** > **Phone**. 2. Scroll down and tap on **Silence Unknown Callers** to turn it on. ### 3. **Block Specific Numbers:** If you receive frequent calls from specific numbers, you can block them. - **How to block:** 1. Open the **Phone** app and go to the **Recents** tab. 2. Tap the **info (i)** icon next to the number you want to block. 3. Scroll down and select **Block this Caller**. ### 4. **Use Third-Party Apps:** There are several third-party apps designed to help screen and identify calls, including Truecaller and Hiya. They can help identify spam calls. - **Download from App Store:** Search for your preferred call screening or identification app. ### 5. **Check Voicemail:** If you miss a call, you can listen to your voicemail messages to see if the call was important. ### 6. **Caller ID:** Make sure that your caller ID setting is enabled so that you can see who's calling. - **How to check:** 1. Go to **Settings** > **Phone**. 2. Ensure **Show My Caller ID** is toggled on. ### 7. **Create Contact Groups:** If you receive calls from a specific group of people regularly, you can create a contact group that allows calls from that group only. Remember to regularly review and update your call screening settings to suit your changing needs!