How to Separate Messages from Unknown Users on an iPhone
Open your iPhone’s Settings., Scroll down and tap Messages., Scroll down and slide Filter Unknown Senders to the On position.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Open your iPhone’s Settings.
This is the grey icon with gears on the home screen. -
Step 2: Scroll down and tap Messages.
This is in the fifth set of options. , The switch will turn green when it's On.
This will automatically store messages received from numbers or emails that are not in your contacts in a separate list in your Messages app.
This setting will also disable notifications for those messages.
Tap the Unknown Senders tab at the top of the list of your conversations in the Messages app to view the separate list of messages from the filtered senders. -
Step 3: Scroll down and slide Filter Unknown Senders to the On position.
Detailed Guide
This is the grey icon with gears on the home screen.
This is in the fifth set of options. , The switch will turn green when it's On.
This will automatically store messages received from numbers or emails that are not in your contacts in a separate list in your Messages app.
This setting will also disable notifications for those messages.
Tap the Unknown Senders tab at the top of the list of your conversations in the Messages app to view the separate list of messages from the filtered senders.
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