User's Guide

Mutenotificationsforaconversation
1. IntheMessageslist,swipeleftontheconversation.
2. TapHideAlerts.
Block,filter,andreportmessagesoniPad
IntheMessagesapp ,youcanblockunwantedmessages,filtermessagesfromunknownsenders,
andreportspamorjunkmessages.
Blockmessagesfromaspecificpersonornumber
1. InaMessagesconversation,tapthenameornumberatthetopoftheconversation,thentap at
thetopright.
2. Tapinfo.
3. Scrolldown,thentapBlockthisCaller.
Toviewandmanageyourlistofblockedcontactsandphonenumbers,gotoSettings >Messages
>BlockedContacts.SeetheAppleSupportarticleBlockphonenumbers,contacts,andemailson
youriPhone,iPad,oriPodtouch.
FilteriMessagemessagesfromunknownsenders
FilteringmessagesfromunknownsendersturnsoffiMessagenotificationsfromsenderswhoarenʼtin
yourcontactsandsortsthemessagesintotheUnknownSenderstabintheMessageslist.
1. GotoSettings >Messages.
2. TurnonFilterUnknownSenders.
Note:Youcanʼtopenanylinksinamessagefromanunknownsenderuntilyouaddthesenderto
yourcontactsorreplytothemessage.
Reportspamorjunkmessages
WithiMessage,amessageyoureceivefromsomeonewhoisnʼtsavedinyourcontactsmightbe
identifiedaspossiblespamorjunk.YoucanreportthesemessagestoApple.
Inthemessage,tapReportJunk,thentapDeleteandReportJunk.
ThesenderʼsinformationandthemessagearesenttoApple,andthemessageispermanentlydeleted
fromyourdevice.
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