Genius iMessage tips EVERY iPhone owner needs to know will hide spam messages

EVERY iPhone owner is being encouraged to learn an iMessage trick that will help clean up your inbox.

If you’re a regular iPhone user, you’ll likely find that your Messages app gets clogged up very easily.

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Often it will be filled with spam or verification code messages.

These pieces of text can sometimes make it difficult to find important conversations.

Thankfully, there is a Apple feature that allows you to filter out texts from Unknown Senders.

It won’t block them (so you’ll still get them), but it does Iphone Inbox much more organized.

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You can change the settings at any time if you don’t like the feature.

Importantly, you can easily check messages from Unknown Senders if needed.

How to filter Messages on iPhone

First, make sure your iPhone is up to date with the latest software.

Go to Settings > General > Software Update to check.

Then open Settings again and select Messages.

Scroll down and turn on Filter unknown senders under Message Filtering.

So how do you enable the filter?

Go to the Messages app and select Filters in the top left corner.

You will then see that your Messages are broken down.

You will have filters for All Messages, Known Senders, and Unknown Senders.

So if you want the cleanest inbox, it’s probably best to leave messages filtered by Known Senders.

But you can check the filtered inbox for Unknown Senders if you have a specific reason.

If you want to go back to your regular inbox, just filter All Messages.

These filters work for texts sent via SMS as well as iMessage.

And if someone you know is appearing in the Unknown Senders filter, add them as a contact to pull them into the Known Senders inbox.

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