Apple’s iOS 26 introduces two opt-in Phone app features—Call Screening and Hold Assist—that aim to reduce spam calls and ease the pain of long hold times. Call Screening prompts unknown callers to ...

Your iPhone’s Phone app just got a feature that most people have no idea exists yet, and once you turn it on, you’ll wonder how you survived without it. iOS 26 ships with something called Hold Assist, ...

iOS 26 overhauled one of the iPhone’s original and most iconic apps: the Phone app. While I’ve never enjoyed phone calls, two excellent new features make them a lot better in iOS 26—and have made me a ...