PhoneValla guides
Phone spam and scam protection guides
Use these guides to understand the protections already available on your phone and through your carrier. Each guide links back to official sources and points you to the free PhoneValla checkup when you want a personalized setup plan.
By phone
How to protect an iPhone from spam calls and scam textsLearn how iPhone call screening, spam filtering and unknown-sender message controls can reduce unwanted calls and scam texts.How to protect an Android phone from spam calls and scam textsLearn how Android caller ID, spam filtering, private-number blocking and Google Messages spam protection can reduce unwanted calls and texts.
By carrier
How to reduce spam calls and texts on AT&TLearn how AT&T ActiveArmor helps block spam calls, how to report spam texts to 7726 and which phone-level protections to use alongside it.How to reduce spam calls and texts on VerizonLearn how Verizon Call Filter and Verizon Protect reduce spam calls, plus how to report spam texts and combine carrier tools with phone settings.How to reduce spam calls and texts on T-MobileLearn how T-Mobile Scam ID, Scam Block and Potential Spam voicemail controls can reduce unwanted calls and how to report spam texts.
Spam calls
How to stop spam calls without blocking everyoneReduce spam calls with a layered setup using phone screening, carrier spam filtering and reporting tools for iPhone and Android.How to block and reduce spam calls on iPhoneStep-by-step guide to iPhone call screening, carrier-identified spam filtering and additional carrier protections for reducing spam calls.How to block and reduce spam calls on AndroidStep-by-step guide to Android caller ID, spam warnings, spam-call filtering and carrier tools for reducing unwanted calls.How to block and reduce spam calls on AT&TUse AT&T ActiveArmor spam-call blocking plus your phone’s built-in settings to reduce robocalls and suspected scam calls.How to block and reduce spam calls on VerizonUse Verizon Call Filter or Verizon Protect plus iPhone or Android protections to reduce spam and high-risk nuisance calls.How to block and reduce spam calls on T-MobileTurn on T-Mobile Scam Block, consider Potential Spam voicemail controls and combine Scam Shield with your phone’s built-in protection.
Spam and scam texts
How to reduce scam and spam text messagesReduce scam texts by filtering unknown senders, enabling spam protection and reporting suspicious messages through built-in tools and 7726.How to reduce spam and scam texts on iPhoneLearn how to screen unknown senders, report junk and use carrier reporting tools to reduce spam and scam texts on iPhone.How to reduce spam and scam texts on AndroidLearn how Google Messages spam protection identifies suspicious messages, filters them and lets you block and report senders.How to report a spam or scam text messageLearn how to report spam texts on iPhone, Android, AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, including how and when to forward spam to 7726.What is 7726, and what happens when you text SPAM?7726 spells SPAM on a phone keypad. Learn why AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile ask customers to forward suspicious text messages to 7726.