How to quickly identify and report scam calls and texts
According to YouMail’s Robocall Index, 4.2 billion robocalls were made in September of 2022. That’s nearly 140 million per day and almost 6 million an...
Why Are Robocalls Still A Thing?
It’s been almost 3 years since the TRACED Act was signed into law. It’s been well over a year since Stir/Shaken rolled out with great fanfare. I...
No More Robocalls, Guaranteed
We have some good news. We have meaningfully improved our YouMail Plus service. Now we can comfortably say it will stop 100% of the illegal roboc...
The rise of spam texts and how to block them on your iPhone and Android
Just when you thought you couldn’t possibly get any more robocalls, you start receiving spam text messages. Yes, this can be frustrating and feel like...
How to detect and stop spam calls to your mobile phone
Detecting and stopping spam calls can be a real hassle. With a multitude of robocallers contacting you about your auto warranty, for example, eliminat...
Which States are winning the fight against robocalls and which states are losing
Unfortunately, robocalls are a sad reality that plague millions of people on a daily basis. According to YouMail’s Robocall Index, there were nearly 4...
Preventing Unwanted (but Lawful) Calls
There is no question that millions of people deal with unwanted robocalls on a daily basis. According to Gerry Christensen, VP for YouMail Protective...
Is that telephone number calling you good, bad, or somewhere in between?
Properly identifying good and bad callers can be challenging. After all, how do you know if a caller is good, bad, or somewhere in between? According...
Just How Bad Is The Robocall Problem, Anyways
At YouMail, we publish something called the YouMail Robocall Index. Among other things, it shows our estimate of how many robocalls are made in the...
A Horrible, Horrible, Horrible App?
We pay very close attention to the reviews of our iOS and Android apps. We want to understand what we're doing right, as well as where we might need...