Election or not, I receive far too many spam robotexts. Creative coder Nolen Royalty created an elegant iOS automation that auto-replies STOP to unknown numbers, and kindly shared it with the world.
Here is the logic:
Make an automation that runs whenever a message contains " "Have it do the following:* Get phone numbers from shortcut input; call that P* Find all contacts where ALL of the following are true:* Phone Number is P* Company is not "ignore" (this is mostly for testing)* Assign those contacts to C* If C does not have any value* Send STOP to P* Otherwise do nothing
"It'd be nice if there was a real way to opt out of texts like this!" Royalty writes.
(via WAXY)
Previously:
• FCC takes on scam texting epidemic with new regulations
• Judge caught on video texting bailiff hundreds of trash-talking messages in the midst of a murder trial
