When You Silence Unknown Callers?

According to Apple, if you enable Silence Unknown Callers, your incoming calls will ring to your phone if the numbers are saved in your contacts, listed in your recent calls list (if you actually talked to them) and from numbers in your emails or text messages (if you use Apple's Mail and Messages apps).

What happens when you silence unknown callers on iPhone?

With iOS 13 and later, you can turn on Silence Unknown Callers to avoid getting calls from people you don't know. This blocks phone numbers that you've never been in contact with and don't have saved in your contacts list.

When you silence unknown callers on iPhone does it go straight to voicemail?

Silence Unknown Callers will send phone calls from from unknown numbers directly to voicemail. The call will show up in the Recents tab in Phone even though it goes straight to voicemail. Open Settings and tap Phone. Turn off the switch next to Silence Unknown Callers to turn this setting off.