Turning off Hyperlinks in Messages

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In the latest edition of MacWorld there is an article that the author states that IOS 18 has a feature that allows users to turn off the ability to click hyperlinks in Messages. He, however, did not explain where to find the setting. Is this true and , if so, where does this setting reside? I couldn’t find it.

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  1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Scroll down and tap on “Messages.”
  3. Toggle on "Filter Unknown Senders.

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Thanks Barrett. Filter Unknown Senders filter has been around awhile. This is new, supposedly, in 18.

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Hmmm, I assumed that’s what was being referred to. I don’t see anything else in settings related to this issue, do you? I’m running 18.3.2.

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Are you thinking of lockdown mode?

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Here’s the article. I’m not sure what it is but he states it’s new to 18.

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Ah, I think that’s been in iOS for awhile. It’s iMessage-only, based on Apple help docs and checking SMS and iMessage phishing messages I got.

Here are iOS 12 docs mentioning the feature (“You canʼt open any links in a message from an unknown sender…”) There’s no setting for it.

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Ok. You would think or hope someone who writes for MacWorld would know it existed before 18. Thanks

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