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When you make a phone call from your iPhone, the person you're calling can usually see your phone number, and sometimes even your name. If you'd rather show up on caller ID as "Unknown" or "Private" when calling from your iPhone, there are easy ways to hide your phone number. This How.com.vn article will teach you three tricks to make private calls on your iPhone, both for making one private call and blocking caller ID entirely.
Things You Should Know
- To make all outgoing iPhone calls private, go to Settings > Phone > Show My Caller ID and toggle off the switch.
- To hide your phone number for one private call, dial *67, followed by the phone number you're calling.
- You can also ask your mobile carrier to hide your caller ID for all calls.
Steps
Turning Off Caller ID
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Open your iPhone's Settings. If you want all of the calls you make from your iPhone to be private, you can hide your caller ID in your settings.
- You'll find the Settings app's gear icon on your Home screen, in your App Library, or by searching.
- If you don't want to receive phone calls from private numbers, see this guide to learn how to block them on your iPhone.
Scroll down and tap Phone. You'll see this green phone receiver icon in the 5th group of settings.Advertisement
Tap Show My Caller ID. It's the last option in the "Calls" section.
Tap the switch to disable Caller ID. When the switch is off (gray), all calls you make from your iPhone will be private. The people you call will now see "Unknown," "Unknown caller," "Private," or similar instead of your phone number and other identifying information.
- You can disable private calling anytime by returning to this option and tapping the switch.
Expert Q&A
Tips
- You can't hide your phone number when calling toll-free phone numbers or emergency services from your iPhone.[5]Thanks
- *67 works for making private calls on all North American mobile carriers, including AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.t-mobile.com/resources/how-to-block-your-number
- ↑ https://support.vodafone.co.uk/Phones-devices/Calling-messaging/1464038332/How-do-I-hide-my-own-telephone-number-when-I-make-calls.htm
- ↑ https://one.nz/faq/caller-id-for-mobile-and-wireless-broadband-phones
- ↑ https://www.verizon.com/support/caller-id-block-faqs/#item2-1
- ↑ https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1001056/
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