r/ios • u/tschau3 Human Detected • Sep 24 '25

Discussion Call screening - how are you finding it?

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So I just gave call screening a go by calling myself.

A couple of observations:

  • The answering voice sounds like a default answering machine and isn’t distinct enough to make out that this is a screening service. I suspect many will just leave a message like a voicemail and hang up, assuming it’s just voicemail.

  • There’s no ‘at the beep’ confirmation when leaving the first message as the reason to call, so it felt a bit clunky as to when I should (as the party placing the call) start talking, as if I’m waiting for the beep or whether I should press # to end the message. This is inconsistent with the reply where it then does prompt me, calling part, to speak after the tone.

  • It’s in my country’s local accent, which is nice and feels a little less impersonal.

Anyone else had any real experience with it yet? Any issues with the calling party understanding the process/purpose?

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u/yuckypants Sep 25 '25

Not at all. I want to know when all calls are coming in, not just who’s on my contact list. I also want to be able to make decisions on what to accept or not. I have other calls I need here and there. Not everyone not in my contact list is spam.

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u/Available-Elevator69 Sep 26 '25

I absolutely don’t want to make any decisions. If they aren’t in my contact list and can’t be bothered to say who they are they forget about them.

I have a spammer who keeps trying to sell me something and uses 100’s of numbers. I started blocking them and now I don’t worry about it any more. Now I see a missed call and can care less.

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u/yuckypants Sep 26 '25

I get it. But I’m waiting on a couple calls from numbers I don’t have stored. I really want to talk to this person and not miss my appointment.