Permissions required on iOS

Required only for Calls features

These steps are required for WhatSpam to protect you from call spam:

1. Open iOS Settings app and locate Phone

2. Navigate to Call Blocking & Identification

3. Turn on all toggles you see labelled as WhatSpam

4. Move back to Phone and locate and open SMS/Call Reporting

5. Select WhatSpam

6. Return to WhatSpam to confirm the permissions and proceed

Required only for filtering Messages

These permissions are required for WhatSpam to protect you from malicious texts:

1. Open iOS Settings app and locate Phone

2. Navigate to SMS/Call Reporting

3. Select WhatSpam (if you already did this when enabling WhatSpam for Calls, you don't have to change anything)

4. Find Messages from the iOS Settings app and open Unknown & Spam

5. Toggle on Filter Unknown

6. Select WhatSpam

7. Return to WhatSpam to confirm the permissions and proceed