How far have we come from the early mass-market tech assistant Clippy (circa 1987) to this, the Samsung Smart Call app that came preinstalled on my Note8 phone in 2017.
The Smart Call app automatically identifies incoming calls as spam, mutes the ringing, and drops the call. It stops calls from telemarketers, surveyors, robocallers, and fraudsters.
I really notice the difference whenever I move my SIM card to an older handset. There would be a sudden influx of unwanted calls.
The Smart Call app really stood out because it was not demanding and glitzy. Very much unlike the annoying Clippy, this works effectively and unobtrusively in the background, to make a noticeable difference to my life.
