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title: Apple patent could kill robocalls
metaTitle: "Apple Patent Could Kill Robocalls"
slug: apple-patent-could-kill-robocalls
date: "2018-10-12T19:53:36-05:00"
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sourcePublisher:
  name: Fox News
  url: fxn.ws
sourceArticle:
  url: "https://fxn.ws/2Dcx83t"
tags: [Apple, Robocalls]
status: published
---

October 12, 2018

If you think you’re fed up with getting robocalls, Apple is taking it to another level.

A new software patent from the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant could help kill robocalls and scams, letting users automatically recognize “a spoofing caller.”

The patent, filed in April 2017, was made public on Thursday and describes a system that would let the phone do checks on a call to see whether the call is legitimate or if it is from a “spoofed number”…