My Pixel 7 has a call screening function. It asks the caller to identify themselves and why they are calling and shows the dialogue on the screen. Very cool.
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This is the #1 reason I have a pixel phone. The pixel dialer can also just straight up block suspected spam calls, which is great.
I started using "Yet another call blocker". The community updates the database, the more calls you can identify and review on the web, the more effective it gets. You can get it on fdroid if you use android
I use Silence, but I've also heard good things about Yet Another Call Blocker. Both Android apps that are not dialers, but call filters to stop spam.
I honestly just switched to denying all calls automatically from anyone not in my contacts a long time ago. If anyone who isn't in my contacts needs to reach me, they'll follow up with an email or text.
I cant always afford to block all calls, so default I will use YACB, but also truecaller conjunction with it to Identify who called me, if the call wasn't blocked, from there I will determine if I want to block the caller or call them back
I know Silence has an option for STIR verification (which I'm not very familiar with). I think government numbers and such can get through, but I'm not certain. Your solution is great for making sure people can still get through!
I've been pretty happy with the Samsung one tbh. It's been good at catching spam.
I just leave my phone on do-not-disturb and set it to allow calls from my contacts to ring through. Everyone else rings silently and then goes to voicemail.
Of the 37 calls I've received since Monday, only 2 were legitimate (friends on my contacts list). Didn't even get a voicemail message from any of the 37 who went to voicemail.
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