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AT&T Ramps Up its Fight Against Robocalls With Call Validation Feature

Accepted submission by upstart at 2019-12-19 13:38:23
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AT&T ramps up its fight against robocalls with Call Validation feature [phonearena.com]

Unfortunately, both Call Protect and Call Validation are currently only available on three high-end Android devices. Namely, Samsung's and , as well as the . If it makes you feel any better, you don't have to do anything special to get the newly released feature enabled on the aforementioned smartphones. You will simply start seeing a green checkmark and the words "Valid number" on your handset's display when an incoming call is authenticated. That's a small step forward for one carrier and... an even as a whole.


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