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I did try again using an iPhone about 3 years ago, because it had really caught up to Android with 3rd party keyboards, some widgets, etc. And of course, the Apple Watch is second to none when it comes to health stats.
But as I said in my blog a year ago, I was so frustrated with spam callers, and Truecaller not being allowed to do number lookups, that I finally ditched the Apple ecosystem for a second time (and final) time. I have just sold off my AirTags as well.
Seriously, if this functionality was release a bit over a year ago, I may well have stayed in the Apple ecosystem. Well, I can’t say for sure, as my philosophy around accessibility and open standards is a bit divergent from Apple’s.
But it does go to show that clearly this was a major frustration for many, and it just takes Apple very very very long before (ah, RCS messaging I’m now thinking of) before they make a change.
This does though make me feel very happy for Apple users.
That said, Android does also appear to be restricting some things now. The two ecosystems are getting more and more alike.
See https://lifehacker.com/tech/finally-you-can-automatically-block-spam-calls-on-iphone
South Africans can take several measures to minimize the amount of spam calls and unsolicited marketing they are regularly bombarded with.
In 2021, Truecaller’s Global Spam & Scam Report found that South Africa had the 9th-highest rate of spam calls in the world. That was a massive jump from 17th place in 2020.
The popular call-screening app found that South Africans received an average of 13.2 monthly spam calls per user.
So even though there is legislation, and I’ve opted out, I still get a few calls every day. It is true, there may be some older form that still has a tick (or no tick) next to “Yes I’d love marketing calls” or “Don’t give my number to 3rdparty suppliers”, but either ways, the calls just don’t stop.
Truecaller has really worked well for me, so well, that I had to get rid of my iPhone and move back to an Android phone, as the Truecaller app is crippled on iOS due to not having dialler permissions.
So this app is really the only way as reporting to the police, and opting out, just don’t seem to work in practice. It is a nightmare in South Africa as far as managing it goes, and opting out of marketing calls.
See https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/492323-how-to-stop-spam-callers.html
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