"To access this feature, you first need to update your phone to the latest iOS 26 software, available under the General menu after tapping "Software Update." After that, select Settings, then Apps on your iPhone. You should then tap Phone and scroll down to the section "Screen Unknown Callers." Here is where you can select from three options: If you choose "Never," call screening is turned off and your iPhone will ring when unknown numbers call you."
"If you select "Ask Reason for Calling," calls from unknown numbers will require you to answer questions from Siri before your iPhone rings. If you select "Silence," calls from unsaved numbers will be silenced, sent to voicemail, and appear in your phone's Recents list so you can review the transcribed voicemail at your convenience. This kind of call screening feature might be familiar to Android users."
Update the iPhone to iOS 26 via Settings > General > Software Update to enable a new call-screening control. Open Settings > Apps > Phone and find Screen Unknown Callers to choose between Never, Ask Reason for Calling, or Silence. Never disables screening and lets unknown numbers ring through. Ask Reason for Calling requires callers to answer Siri prompts before ringing. Silence sends calls from unsaved numbers to voicemail and records transcriptions in Recents for later review. Google Pixel devices already offer automatic call screening through the Call Screen feature, where Google Assistant asks callers to state their reason.
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