1. Block Numbers That Keep Messaging You
Start with the obvious one. Open the spam message and block the number from your phone’s messaging app. On iPhone, open the conversation and tap the contact at the top. On Android, the exact buttons depend on your messaging app, but the block option is usually easy to find.
This won’t stop every new spammer. Still, it gets rid of repeat offenders, which feels surprisingly good.
2. Turn On Your Phone’s Spam Filter
Android phones using Google Messages have built-in spam protection. Turn it on in the app’s settings and let the phone screen suspicious messages before they keep cluttering your inbox.
iPhone users can turn on message filtering features that separate messages from unknown senders. You’ll still receive them, but they won’t sit beside your normal conversations demanding attention.
3. Report Spam Instead of Replying
• A suspicious link? Leave it alone. Reporting the message is far safer than opening it just to see where it goes.
• On supported messaging apps, use the built-in spam or junk reporting option. It takes a few seconds, and that little report feels better than arguing with a bot.
4. Don’t Give Your Number Away Everywhere
Your phone number doesn’t need to live on every shopping site you visit. Think twice before entering it for a discount that saves you ₹50.
5. Use Call and Message Filtering Apps Carefully
• A cleaner inbox is the real win here, especially if unknown numbers are constantly getting through.
• Check the app’s permissions first, because giving a random app access to your messages isn’t a trade I’d make casually.
6. Silence Unknown Senders
iPhone has a setting that can silence notifications from unknown senders. This is one of my favorite options because the messages don’t necessarily disappear. They just stop interrupting you.
Android users can get similar results through their messaging app’s notification and spam settings. The exact menu varies by phone.
You don’t need to know a spammer’s latest trick. You just need your phone to stop yelling about it.
7. Don’t Click “Unsubscribe” in Random Texts
Weird advice, perhaps. But if you don’t recognize the sender, don’t tap the unsubscribe link either. A fake delivery message isn’t suddenly trustworthy because it offers an unsubscribe button.
Delete it. Report it. Move on.
8. Keep Your Phone Updated
Software updates often include security fixes and improvements to built-in filtering. So when your iPhone or Android phone asks for an update, don’t leave that notification sitting there for three months.
It isn’t exciting. It still matters.
9. Check Your Accounts for Number Sharing
Spam sometimes increases after you’ve used your number across different services. Check the privacy settings on accounts where you’ve recently registered, especially if promotional messages started appearing soon afterward.
10. Change Your Number Only as a Last Resort
Getting a new number is a huge step, and honestly, it’s usually unnecessary. Block the worst offenders first. Turn on filtering. Report obvious spam. Give those protections some time to work.
If your number has been buried under nonstop spam for months, though, changing it can finally give you a clean slate. Just remember that the new number can eventually attract spam too.