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After Months of Heated Argument, Apple Permits Indian Telecom Regulator To Release Anti-Spam App, TRAI DND, On App Store (venturebeat.com)
After months of back and forth, Apple has permitted Indian telecom regulator TRAI to release its anti-spam app on the App Store. The app, called TRAI DND - Do Not Disturb, went live on the iPhone app store on Friday. The free app, a version of which has existed on Android platform since 2016, allows customers to block unsolicited texts and calls from marketers, a rampant issue that continues to plague customers in India.
The app has been the subject of months-long, heated argument between Apple and TRAI. Apple had argued that the app, which by design accesses message and call logs of a user, violates its privacy policy. The company, however, had agreed to provide some help to the regulator to tap into new iOS features to build the "Do Not Disturb" app. In response, R.S. Sharma, who heads the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, had threatened to take legal action against Apple. "This is unjust, it shows the approach and attitude of this company," he told Reuters in March.
Further reading: Apple approves Indian government's Do Not Disturb app, avoiding iPhone ban.
The app has been the subject of months-long, heated argument between Apple and TRAI. Apple had argued that the app, which by design accesses message and call logs of a user, violates its privacy policy. The company, however, had agreed to provide some help to the regulator to tap into new iOS features to build the "Do Not Disturb" app. In response, R.S. Sharma, who heads the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, had threatened to take legal action against Apple. "This is unjust, it shows the approach and attitude of this company," he told Reuters in March.
Further reading: Apple approves Indian government's Do Not Disturb app, avoiding iPhone ban.
What are you talking about??? They totally do.
Settings -> Do Not Disturb ->Turn DND On. Scroll down in Do Not Disturb Settings. Click "Allow Calls From" select "All Contacts". Done.
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What are you talking about??? They totally do.
Settings -> Do Not Disturb ->Turn DND On. Scroll down in Do Not Disturb Settings. Click "Allow Calls From" select "All Contacts". Done.
Does not apply to texts.
That's because Messages had this ability even before DnD was added. Settings > Messages > Filter Unknown Senders. It turns off notifications for anyone not in your contacts and dumps their texts into a different screen in Messages. It's been available for several years.
All of which is to say, "stupid Apple" was a few years ahead of you in coming up with and deploying your suggestions. The problem still exists.