People have always wanted more personal communication. While in the past you might not have used your phone often to make calls, telecommunications carriers have recently reported a dramatic increase in the number of calls to the hospital phone. People are looking for face-to-face communication while keeping their distance.
But there are often times when you wouldn’t want your caller to know your phone number. This will help you to protect yourself from unwanted spam calls and calls from unknown numbers. The choice is always up to you. In this case, you may need to hide your phone number from being identified on other phones. There are several basic ways to do this:
- Using the code for *67 to hide the number
- Locking your default number in Android or iOS
- You can ask your operator to do this
- And you can use a burner app
How to use the code *67
You can use a universal code to hide your number. This works on both smartphones and landlines. You just need to open the keypad and dial ” *67 ” and then dial the number you want to call. This feature will hide your number. It will show up as “Private” or “Blocked” for the other caller. You have to do this before each call you to make to block your number
How to block you number on iOS and Android
If you have a smartphone on iOS or Android, you can automatically block your number using the built-in feature. Your number will appear as a locked number, you need to :
For iPhone :
- Go to Settings and click on Phone
- Then select Show My Caller ID
- There you can turn on or turn off the display of your number
For Android smartphones :
- Open the Phone app and then go to Menu
- Select Settings and after Call settings
- Then go to Advanced Settings
- Here you need to select Caller ID
- Press Hide number and your number will be automatically hidden
- You can cancel this feature by pressing Show Number or Default Network
Can you ask your operator to block your number
If the above options do not work for you or if you do not want to block your number using this method you can contact your operator. You can ask your operator to block all outgoing calls. In this case, the code *82 may be useful if you have a problem with your call being rejected. Using this code, you can unblock your number at one time.
How to use a burner app
A burner app is an application that uses data from the Internet to make calls. With a burner app, you can add an extra number to your phone. There are hundreds of similar burner apps for iOS or Android.
