Apple informs TRAI that the next iOS update will allow users to report spam calls
Apple is building functionalities in iOS version 12 to enable handling of complaints related to spam. Tech titan Apple has informed telecom regulator TRAI that the new version of its operating system includes a feature that would allow users to report unwanted messages and calls as spam, sources said. Trai Chairman R S Sharma has, in the past, termed as “unreasonable” Apple’s stance of not allowing the regulator’s pesky call reporting app on its platform, asserting that the issue is about giving users control over their own data and not one of privacy. TRAI’s pesky call app allows users to flag telemarketing calls and unsolicited messages directly to the regulator. Meanwhile, TRAI today announced that two of its mobile apps — do not disturb app that reports pesky calls and Mycall app that measures call quality — will be available on UMANG platform.
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