Google Messages update adds long-awaited Verified SMS feature

Google has quietly added a new setting in the that will prevent users from receiving spam via SMS. The new feature is called Verified SMS and it's only available in the United States for the time being.

Unfortunately, the new feature doesn't work for all numbers, has learned. Only numbers from businesses are filtered using the Verified SMS feature, but that's better than nothing.

As part of this feature, Google's anti-spam systems verify all messages that are sent to you by a business that's registered with Verified SMS. If the codes don't match and Google can't verify the message, ...

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