Ask HN: Stopping spam calls to my cell?

Pixel phones come with Google's own spam blocker, which seems to work much better. It both has a blocklist and uses a virtual assistant to answer unknown calls and screens them.

I switched to iPhone for a while but ended up switching back because the spam problem there was so bad. Surprised Apple doesn't have a first-party solution to it yet. In the meantime Robokiller is better than nothing.

This doesn't help much, but I live in a place with a different area code from my number - thus, I can reliably estimate that 99.999% of all calls from "my" area code are spam.

I also no longer pick up numbers in general. I have a young child, so emergencies may come up, but I trust them to leave voicemails - whereas spammers always live a voicemail of either 5 seconds, or 52 seconds.

https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/best-spam-block...

Android has a simple call blocker built-in called "Do Not Disturb" mode.

A lot of people are unaware that it can easily be configured to only ring for numbers in your contact list. No ring for unknowns but you'll still receive a call notification so you can call back if you choose.