How to report iMessage spam in iOS 8.3

How to report iMessage spam in iOS 8.3

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-report-imessage-spam-ios-83' title="How to report iMessage spam in iOS 8.3"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2015/04/imessage-spam-iphone-6-hero.jpg?itok=E2brCc-l' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">If you've ever received spam in the form of an iMessage, it's a good idea to report it as junk to Apple.</p> <p>While you've always been able to report iMessages as spam, you can now do it in a lot fewer steps if you're running iOS 8.3 or above. Reporting junk iMessages will help Apple to remove spammer accounts from their servers, making iMessage a much happier place for everyone. In order to report an iMessage as junk, just follow these steps:</p>  <p>Keep in mind that you'll only see an option to mark a message as junk if it's an iMessage, meaning a blue bubble message. Green bubble, or regular SMS, messages won't have the junk option. You can however completely block both iMessages and text messages. So if you're having a problem with green bubble spam, you can follow our guide on how to block someone from contacting you at all.</p> <ul><li>How to block someone from calling, texting, or FaceTiming you on iPhone and iPad</li> </ul><h2>How to report an iMessage as junk on iPhone and iPad</h2> <ol><li>Launch the <strong>Settings app</strong> on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 8.3 or newer. </li> <li>Tap on <strong>Messages</strong>. </li> <li>Turn <strong>On</strong> the option for <strong>Filter Unknown Senders</strong>. </li> <li>Launch the <strong>Messages app</strong>. </li> <li>At the very top of your messages list (you have have to pull down), tap on the <strong>Unknown Senders</strong> tab. </li> <li>All messages from unknown senders appear here. Tap on the message thread you want to report as junk.</li> <li>Tap on <strong>Report Junk</strong> underneath the message. </li> <li>Tap on <strong>Delete and Report Junk</strong> in the popup menu. </li> <li>That's it. Apple will receive a junk message report and it will automatically be removed from your device. </li> </ol><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-report-imessage-spam-ios-83' title="How to report iMessage spam in iOS 8.3"><img src='

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