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Apple Adds ‘Report Junk’ Button to Calendar on iCloud.com
According to a user who posted on Reddit, Apple has started to add a "Report Junk" button to the Calendar on iCloud.com to let people flag any spam invites. The feature is only available on iCloud.com for now and will reportedly expand to iOS devices soon, according to the redditor's conversation with Apple Support. Check out...
Apple is Investigating a Solution to Stop iCloud Calendar Spam
On Wednesday, Apple released a brief statement to iMore's Rene Ritchie saying that they are working to address the issue by identifying and blocking suspicious invite senders. In the statement, which was shared by Ritchie via Twitter, Apple said: "We are sorry that some of our users are receiving spam calendar invitations. We are actively working...
How to Stop Spam iCloud Calendar Invitations on Your iOS Device
Lately, users have been seeing a surge of spam iCloud calendar invites. After getting a calendar invitation, users can choose to accept or decline, however, even declining the invite doesn't prevent spammers from sending you junk in the future. Unfortunately, Apple does not offer a way to block spammers from sending you calendar invites. However,...
Spam Apps in App Store Featured Section: Phil Schiller Promises to Address the Issue
This shouldn't have happened, because Apple had supposedly resolved the bug causing it, but it did happen this weekend: Complaints have surfaced on Twitter that spam apps and "rip-offs" have appeared in the App Store's "New" and "What's Hot" sections in certain categories. Apple's Phil Schiller acknowledged the issue on Twitter and said he will...
Apple Spamming iPhone Users with “Upgrade Now” Ads
According to a report by CultOfMac, Apple is pushing an unsolicited pop-up notification to owners of older iPhone handsets, in an apparent effort to boost its holiday iPhone sales. The source notes that an ad appears when users with iPhones older than the iPhone 6 visit the App Store, telling them how “ridiculously powerful” the iPhone 6s is....
iOS 8.3 Lets You Report iMessages That Look Like Spam or Junk
Today, Apple released iOS 8.3 which comes with a variety of new features and enhancements. One of the new features in the update is the ability to report any iMessages that look like spam or junk. Once you update your device to iOS 8.3, you will see a Report Junk link when you get an...