Message filtering in iOS 26 upsetting politicians that want to annoy iPhone customers

AppleInsider
Jul 28, 2025, 8:38 pm687 ptsTop
Apple will be automatically sorting unknown texts into a new category in iOS 26, and that's causing problems for political groups that rely on donations via unsolicited texts. Messages Unknown Senders filter annoying political groups Text message filtering based on carrier spam lists and third-party apps have…

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