Google Voice extends spam protection to SMS messages on Android and iOS

 

When a message is marked as spam, you'll notice labels indicating its status. A red exclamation mark will pop up in the profile avatar area, and the message preview will begin with 'Suspected spam.' When you spot this label, you've got two choices.

You can confirm it as spam, and any future messages from that number will go straight to the spam folder. Alternatively, you can mark a labeled message as not spam, and you won't see the suspected spam label for messages from that number again.

This feature is available to Voice Starter, Standard, and Premier paid customers, as well as users with free personal accounts in the US. It is now rolling out and will be available to all in the coming weeks.

Google's goal with spam protection is to keep you safe from unwanted calls and potentially harmful scams. For instance, in Google Voice, any calls it thinks are spam get tagged as 'suspected spam caller.' Google relies on advanced artificial intelligence, the same tech that spots billions of spam calls every month across Google's network, to make this call.

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