Yesterday, a strange topic appeared on Weibo's hot search list: "Open iMessage and get the entire Macau." The origin of this hotly searched topic was a screenshot of a text posted by a netizen.

Yesterday, a strange topic appeared on Weibo's hot search list, "Open iMessage and get the entire Macau." The hot search topic

originated from a screenshot of a text posted by a netizen.

"You won't lose anything by turning off iMessage, but you can gain the whole of Macau by turning on iMessage."

Those of you who are smart must have guessed the meaning. Of course, when

opens iMessage, you will not get the entire Macau, but you will get spam text messages from Macau casinos.

I believe that friends who hold iPhones are all familiar with such spam messages. Over the years, iPhone users have been harassed by similar spam messages, ranging from a few to dozens of messages a day. It is really annoying. Very devastated.

However, these spam text messages were not sent from Macau. The Macau SAR government clarified this, saying that spam text messages are illegal messages from overseas. Macau’s legal gaming industry will never send random messages through iMessage, and Macau is also a victim. .

iMessage is originally a very convenient way to communicate via SMS. Apple users can send and receive messages for free through iMessage. Apple has also been enhancing the functions of iMessage. Various cool animation effects increase the fun of interacting with friends.

However, I don’t know since when, iMessage has become a hotbed of spam text messages. You can send various marketing messages to each other for free through the mailbox, and it has become a means for criminals to make profits.

Apple is also quite troubled by this phenomenon. Apple has previously responded that it has been actively looking for ways to deal with spam messages, and is monitoring abnormal iMessage traffic that may be caused by spam senders, and will take corresponding measures, including blocking. Their accounts, devices, IP addresses, etc.

However, judging from the current situation, it has achieved little success.

So, how can we block these spam messages? Xiaoguo will share a few methods with you below.

Turn off iMessage

Completely turn off iMessage is a once and for all solution and does not affect the sending and receiving of normal text messages.

For most users, the biggest role of text messages now is to receive various verification codes. The frequency of sending messages with iMessage has become less and less. Turning it off directly will not cause any inconvenience, and it can also lead to peace of mind.

settings - information, turn off iMessage information switch.

Information filtering

Unknown sender filtering function can turn off iMessage notifications for non-contacts and classify the messages separately to avoid being harassed by spam notifications and centrally manage these spam messages.

settings-information-unknown and filter information-filter unknown senders.

Delete email contact information

If you must use iMessage for some reason, you can turn off the email contact information and only keep the mobile phone number. In this way, iMessage spam messages sent to your email address will not be received.

settings - information - sending and receiving, only keep the mobile phone number, do not check the email address.

In addition to the above-mentioned system's built-in functions of intercepting spam messages, we can also block and intercept spam messages through some third-party applications, such as the spam SMS filtering function of XX Mobile Butler.

These methods may not completely eliminate spam messages, but they can still play a good role in blocking iMessage spam messages.

Of course, the most important thing is not to click on those spam links easily. Not only will you lose Macau, but you may also lose the whole world.