# Dead Air: Scam Protection — Call blocking & scam checks

> Call blocking & scam checks (iPhone/iPad app by james gibbens.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dead-air-scam-protection/id6829076437 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [james gibbens](https://appshunter.io/developer/1820693723)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-06
- Data updated: 2026-11-09

## What is Dead Air?

Dead Air helps you spot suspicious messages and manage unwanted calls, with free tools that work on your iPhone.

CALL PROTECTION
Add US phone numbers to your personal blocklist. After you enable Dead Air in Settings, iOS uses the installed list to block eligible matching calls even when the app is closed. On iOS 18 and later, saved contacts can bypass app-based blocking; use the Phone app’s Block Contact control for those numbers. Dead Air does not change Apple’s Blocked Contacts. Public FTC complaint data adds reported-number blocks and labels. Reports are not proof of fraud; numbers may be spoofed or reassigned. Community exceptions let you allow a number you recognize.

LOCAL TEXT CHECKS
Check pasted messages for common scam patterns and see the reasons. Enable the message-filter extension to classify supported unknown-sender SMS/MMS. Automatic filtering does not cover iMessage or every scam, and legitimate messages can be flagged.

SCREENSHOTS, LINKS, AND QR CODES
Extract text from a selected screenshot on your iPhone. Inspect a link's actual hostname and structural warning signs without visiting it. Decode QR images without opening their contents. Share text, links, or images to Dead Air from another app, review them locally, and optionally save the text for later.

HELP WITH THE NEXT STEP
Use recovery checklists if you clicked, paid, shared a password or identity information, or installed something suspicious. Prepare an editable summary for someone you trust, then choose how to share it. Community-list exceptions and Undo help correct mistakes.

OPTIONAL AI SECOND OPINION
Bring your own API key for supported OpenAI, OpenAI-compatible, Anthropic, or Gemini API formats. Review the text and destination before each request. Provider charges and data policies apply; API access may require separate billing from a consumer AI subscription. Keys stay in this device's Keychain. AI answers are advisory and never change your blocklist automatically.

No Dead Air account, ads, or paid subscription is required. Core protection and local checks work without an AI key. Background list refresh timing is controlled by iOS. No app can detect every scam: a clean result is not proof of safety. Verify unexpected requests through a trusted channel.

## Is Dead Air safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Dead Air.

## Is Dead Air legit?

Dead Air: Scam Protection appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Dead Air is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-06

No release notes.

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