A New FaceTime Feature to Deal With Spam

Spam calls aren’t new in today’s world, and even if it doesn’t seem as likely, you can also get spam calls on FaceTime.

It’s been a growing problem ever since Apple opened up FaceTime calls to Android and Windows users three years ago since those require creating links that can be used by anyone who gets their hands on them. There have been reports of people forcibly joining FaceTime group calls with dozens of other strangers as a form of a prank.

These spam calls have been around for a while, but Apple is finally doing something with iOS 17.5. In its beta version, FaceTime had code that hinted at a new Block All Participants feature.

Essentially, you’d be able to block everyone in a FaceTime call with just one tap, making it easier to deal with spam calls in seconds.