Block Promotional SMS Spam Messages With These Android Apps

In several countries, SMS spam is a real problem. People innocently give out their phone numbers when ordering food from restaurants or participating in a “lucky draw” at the mall. But soon after, they are bombarded with dozens of promotional text messages every day. Unlike email, many of these advertorial text messages don’t have any mechanism to unsubscribe from, and some of them can be scams too. If you’re using an Android phone, there are apps that will help you deal with this problem. That’s because unlike an iPhone, Android allows third-party SMS apps into the Google Play store, and you...

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