Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this column neglected to note that calling *77 on your mobile phone may instead connect you with law enforcement. “Hello! Please don’t hang up… did ...

My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it to technology (I can). I’ve been at PCMag since 2011 and have covered the surveillance ...

It's almost remarkable that, no matter how fancy our phones get, telemarketers, phone bots, and scam calls are still an enduring grievance of modern life. Just having an active phone number invites ...

Do you get bothersome phone calls on your Verizon phone? You can do call and message blocking from 24/7 automated phone system call, spammers, cold callers, salespeople, or anybody else with whom you ...

Are you getting calls or text messages from unknown numbers on your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 that turns out to be spam? If you don’t want to be bothered by unknown callers, then you can easily prevent ...

Robocalls have been an annoyance for years, and with technology constantly advancing, it’s only going to get worse. And they’re not just interruptions these days. Many are calls from scammers looking ...

Let’s face it. We all get a ton of calls from unknown or private numbers that are usually spam calls. They waste our time, and in some cases can cost us a lot of money. While carriers and tech ...

Code within the Phone by Google app suggests that Google could be working on a shared phone number blocklist for Android. The Phone by Google app could soon block both calls and texts by using this ...

Mobile spam has recently taken on entirely new proportions. Whether it’s unsolicited messages from advertising companies or incessant spam calls from fraudulent services, you’ve probably encountered ...

It's something that's happened to us all: we reach for our phone to answer a call only to see the words "scam likely" on the screen. As more people move to messaging as their primary means of keeping ...

Use your carrier's app like AT&T ActiveArmor, Verizon Smart Family, or T-Mobile. Third-party apps like Call Control can help block unwanted calls and voicemails effectively. Google Voice can send ...