Stop relying on your phone’s call screening—this shortcut checks unknown numbers against real scam databases

When a call comes in from a number you don’t recognize, it can be hard to know whether to answer or not. I missed several calls from my Dad, who was ringing to tell me he had a new number, because I assumed it was a spam call. I tried Apple’s call screening features, but they felt too restrictive and meant that I missed important calls from genuine callers, so I decided to build a shortcut to check numbers while the call is still coming through.