4 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do To Protect Your iPhone From Hackers, According To Security Experts

A second thing to consider, according to Tan, if you don’t want a different alternative to stop spam, is to remember that you live in a world of third-party applications. “So, stopping unwanted calls using third-party applications will help protect your iPhone from spam,” Tan says. 

Never Jailbreak:

“The most important piece of advice for preventing hackers from accessing your iPhone is to never jailbreak it,” Grant says. “Jailbreaking your iPhone gives you access to apps and services that aren't accessible in the Apple App Store, but it also puts your phone at risk of viruses and other infections. You've also invalidated your warranty if you jailbreak your iPhone, so you won't be able to obtain aid from Apple if something goes wrong.”

Enable Spam Blocking Features

Did you know Apple has already thought of nearly everything — including how to prevent spam from getting through to you on your iPhone? There is a spam blocking feature that you actually enable that will reduce or completely banish the amount of spam you get. 

“This application offers a unique spam blocking feature that uses a specially crafted list compiled by Google themselves, to use this feature on your phone, click the options button, which would direct you to the Caller ID & Spam settings,” says Olivia Tan, the co-founder of CocoFax. “Here you can activate the Filter Spam Calls option that will block all of the callers recognized as spammers in Google’s database.”