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IMessage spam messages flooding: wounded more than you

SINA weibo users "@ the spotted Beaver" has released Twitter asking: "open iMessage members that you received several Casino advertisements a day? "Netizens replied that" that he is not a man ", according to user reports, many of these spam messages as advertising content from selling products to a variety of training varied, even have Casino ads. Many users are receiving at least three spam messages a day. In order to put an end to spam messages, some users have even closed the iMessage services.

IMessage as an instant messaging software, iOS, MacOS devices to send text, pictures, video, contacts, and location information, and so on, for Apple users who are familiar with, but a proliferation of spam many users fed up with rejection. Different from the operator's SMS, MMS, iMessage users only have to rely on WiFi data support or 3G network, will be able to complete the communication, this user-friendly and also given some people a favour.

Han Yigang, Associate Professor of communications engineering at Nankai University, told reporters that iMessage message function and network chat program on your computer is essentially the same. This type of software as long as you know the other person's user name, you can send messages to each other. IMessage can use e-mail and phone number as a username, so feel free to set the amount of phone numbers, you can send a message to all owners of that number. Han Yigang said, "iMessage is a SMS message when you send messages to process, do not go through the telecom operator's SMS system. IMessage send SMS via WiFi is free of charge, this will inevitably result in a lot of spam messages. ”

On this, Apple IOS Software senior consultant to out has several solution programme, user can query "set-information-sent and receives" in the "can through iMessage and you contact of way", closed which of phone number option, only open e-mail option, if also can received garbage SMS, can proved the information not through iMessage service sent of, user can contact communications operators solution.

Xinhua learned from Apple's official website, for spam messages sent through the iMessage service, Apple's launch of the iMessage report spam messages system, users can receive information, screen shots, full of irrelevant information received an e-mail address or phone number and the date of receipt of the information and time, IMessage.spam@icloud.com sent to Apple Mail, you can complete the report. In addition, users can also use the iOS system "blacklist" function blocked spam messages.

Apple's iOS software senior consultant told reporters that Apple's problem now is collecting the information, try to avoid this problem, but there is no mature solutions.