iMessage in iOS 16.2 adds spam filtering.

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Do you think Apple iPhone's spam messages are too disturbing?

In the latest iOS 16.2 released by Apple, iMessage can automatically identify and filter spam messages. The new function is applicable to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore.

According to Apple's instructions, once an iMessage conversation is marked as spam, users will not be able to reply unless it is restored from the spam filtering function; the filtered spam messages will be automatically deleted after 90 days.

Alternatively, users can manually report spam, though this will delete the conversation instead of moving it to the spam filter.

Please read on...

●Resume conversations filtered as spam

1: In "Message", click "Edit".


2: Click "Show Spam Messages".


3: Click on the conversation you want to restore.


4: Click "Not Junk".


5: Click "Remove from Trash"

In iOS 16.2, it also brings many new features and fixes a lot of bugs:

iOS 16.2 brings many new features and fixes a lot of bugs.

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●Boundless Notes App: The Boundless Notes App allows team members to collaborate online, and any participant can add and edit images, audio, PDF and other files at will, whether it is drawing pictures or writing notes with Apple Pencil.

●Sing on Apple Music: Apple has added a new karaoke accompaniment function "Sing on Apple Music" for Apple Music. Users can sing along with their favorite songs through real-time lyrics and vocal adjustment functions.

But there are model restrictions, such as iPhone 11 and above and iPhone SE 3.

●New lock screen: A new setting allows the iPhone 14 Pro series to hide background pictures or notifications when the always-on display is enabled.

Additionally, sleep and medication widgets have been added to the lock screen.

●Game Center: "Simultaneous broadcasting and sharing" supports multiplayer games in Game Center, and you can play with members in FaceTime calls.

The Activity widget lets you see what games and achievements your friends are playing from the home screen.

● Home: Improved reliability and efficiency of communication between smart home accessories and Apple devices.

●Improved "Messages" search function to find photos based on photo content such as dogs, cars, people or text.

● "Message" can automatically identify and filter iMessage spam.

●The "Reload and display IP address" setting allows iCloud Private Transfer users to temporarily disable the service of specific websites in Safari.

●The Participant Cursor in Notes allows participants to see real-time indicators when they update a shared note.

●AirDrop will now automatically reply to "Contacts Only" after 10 minutes to prevent unnecessary content receiving requests.

●Optimized the "Car Accident Detection" function of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro series.

●Fixed an issue that caused some memos to fail to sync with iCloud after an update.

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