Tired of waiting for Apple to implement anti-spam measures for iPhones, TRAI, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, threatened in July to ban iPhones from the country’s cellular networks if the tech giant didn’t approve a government-developed Do Not Disturb app by January 2019. Now an Apple spokesperson has confirmed to VentureBeat that the app become available today in the Apple App Store.
With the free app, titled TRAI DND – Do Not Disturb, consumers will be able to:
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Register their mobile number under DND (Do-Not-Disturb).
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Report spam SMS/Calls, after DND registration.
The TRAI DND App won’t block any SMS/Calls from authentic businesses/entities that you have subscribed too, e.g your bank, food delivery apps, travel/taxi apps etc. However, Apple says a user will be responsible for any loss occurred if they report these Call/SMS.
