Unsubscribing From Spam Texts on Android Just Got Easier
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Summary
Google Messages, the search engine giant’s instant messaging service, is making it easier to opt out of receiving automated promotional texts.
A new ‘Unsubscribe’ button is appearing at the bottom of automated promotional threads sent from short codes.
On selecting ‘Unsubscribe’, users are given the options ‘Not signed up’, ‘Too many messages’, ‘No longer interested’, ‘Spam’, or ‘Other’.
If users choose ‘Spam’, they are given the additional option of reporting the sender, which will allow Google to block the sender and move the thread to the app’s Spam and Blocked section.
The unsubscribe feature is currently being rolled out in the US, UK, Brazil, France, Germany, India, Mexico, and Spain.
