Apple's iOS 26 update offers a new call filtering feature to screen unknown numbers, providing options to silence calls or request call reasons.

Apple overhauled the Phone app in iOS 26 with a new design and added several powerful features, including a new call screening option.

iOS 26 adds built-in call screening for unknown numbers. Let an automated voice ask for the caller's reason. Transcripts can help you decide whether to answer or ignore. I get a ton of unknown and ...

OS 26 adds Silence Unknown Callers on iPhone; calls not in Contacts won’t ring, while recent dials and Siri Suggestions still ...

LONDON(AP) — iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from unknown numbers. It's among the bevy of new features ...

I put the Call Screen features on the Galaxy S26 and iPhone 17 to the test by leaving the same messages to see how they behave. Here's what I found.