How to Hide Your Phone Number When Calling?

In this digital world, even your phone number can lead to personal data breaches. Hiding your phone number when making a call can be a simple step towards protecting your personal information. Besides, it also helps you avoid potential unwanted distractions and interruptions. For instance, let’s assume you are required to make a business phone call outside of office hours, and you have to do it with your personal number. But you do not want to share your personal number to keep your professional and personal lives separate. In this condition, you would certainly want to make a call without caller ID.
 

Additionally, you may also want to hide numbers for safety concerns. Hiding your phone number when calling unknown numbers or services prevents potential misuse. It is especially important for individuals or businesses who need to maintain high personal security.

Whether you’re conducting a sensitive business call or seeking to maintain your privacy, there are several ways to hide your phone number when making phone calls. Below are the methods to ensure your phone number remains hidden to the recipient.

Both iPhone and Android phones have default settings to hide your phone number when calling.
 

On iPhone:

You can easily disable caller ID on your iPhone to prevent your phone number from showing up on the recipient’s caller ID.
 

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and tap on Phone.
3. Select Show My Caller ID.
4. Toggle the switch to OFF.

On Android:

Android users can hide their phone number from their phone’s Caller ID settings.
 

1. Open the Phone app
2. Tap on the three dots for More Options
3. Go to Call Settings and click Additional Settings
4. Tap on Caller ID
5. Select Hide Number

The *67 code is a traditional method for hiding your phone number when making calls. It temporarily makes your phone number appear as “Private” or “Unknown” to the person you are calling.
 

Simply dial *67 before the phone number you’re calling. It effectively blocks your number for just that specific call, no matter if you call from landlines or mobile phones.

If you prefer a more permanent solution, contact your carrier. Most phone service providers offer a line-blocking service that can permanently hide your number for all outgoing calls. There might be a fee associated with this service, so be sure to inquire about any costs.

Caller Masking is an effective technique, especially useful in professional settings to maintain privacy. Calilio provides a call masking feature that allows you to display an alternate number instead of your actual phone number on the recipient’s phone.
 

Masking your number provides you with control over how and when your phone number is shared, ensuring that you can maintain your privacy across various scenarios.

*67 does work on cell phones. When you dial *67 before the number you’re calling, you can temporarily hide your number from the recipient's cell phone. It is effective for both mobile phones and landlines.

*69 does not block your number. Instead, *69 is used to call back the last number that called you. It returns a call when you didn’t catch the phone in time, and the caller didn’t leave a voicemail.

In the UK and some other countries, dialing 141 before entering the phone number you wish to call hides your number from the recipient’s caller ID display for that specific call. It is similar to how *67 works in North America.