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A look at iOS 26's call-screening feature, which some compare to an executive assistant filter unwanted calls, as others complain it makes people hard to reach

Thanks to a new iPhone feature, everyone now has an executive assistant in their pocket to filter unwanted calls

Wall Street Journal Andrew Zucker

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  • @laurenshirsch Lauren Hirsch on x
    This line in this wsj story reminds me of a conversation I was just having with a friend. How often do you call someone without texting first? And is there a power dynamic that plays into that decision? https://www.wsj.com/... [image]
  • @evankirstel @evankirstel on x
    Call Screening Is Aggravating the Rich and Powerful Thanks to a new iPhone feature, everyone now has an executive assistant in their pocket to filter unwanted calls https://www.wsj.com/...
  • @bensign Ben Schaechter on x
    From a random Tweet to a WSJ article. Boom! https://www.wsj.com/... [image]
  • @jshmuel John Shmuel on x
    I don't know how I lived without call screening before. Spam calls on my iPhone are basically zero now. Great feature.
  • @katienotopoulos Katie Notopoulos on bluesky
    My RETVRN belife is that people should just call each other on the phone without scheduling it in advance www.businessinsider.com/iphone- scree...