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Sick of Robocalls? Verizon Will Opt Android Customers Into Its Anti-Robocall App

August 29, 2019

Endgadget published a post on August 27 with good news for Android customers. Verizon rolled out a free version of its spam filter earlier this year to counteract the annoying robocalls that so often plague our lives. Now, if you're on Android, you'll get it as standard, so you don't need to do anything to avoid the nuisance.

in June, the Federal Communications Commission voted to allow carriers to block robocalls by default, and Verizon is taking advantage of this new rule. Users can still opt out if they want to.

Starting on August 27, the company will auto-enroll eligible Android users to its Call Filter service. This will block high-risk calls outright, sending them to voicemail, and display calls from known spam as "Potential Spam" on their caller ID. You'll have the option to turn on blocking for these types of calls, as well as calls from overseas.

For now, iOS users will still have to manually download the Call Filter app, as will pay-as-you-go Android customers, but the move demonstrates both the FTC and mobile networks' commitment to doing away with robocalls, which we ALL hope will one day be a thing of the past. Thank you Verizon!!!!

Hat tip to Dave Ries.

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