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How to Block Caller ID on Your Phone?

How to Block Caller ID on Your Phone?

With everyone having a caller ID, there are times wherein you wish you could block your phone number whenever you make a call. Fortunately, there is a way to be able to block your number and luckily it is also easy to do it as well. All you have to do is follow the steps below. The guide/s included in this article is/are for Android, iPhone and even your home phone.

How to permanently block your number on your Android phone:

Android 10

  1. Open your Phone app
  2. Go to menu on the top right
  3. Select Settings
  4. Select Calls
  5. Tap on Calls
  6. Tap additional setting
  7. Tap Caller ID
  8. Select hide number

Android 9

  1. Open your Phone app
  2. Open menu found on the top right
  3. Tap on Settings
  4. Tap more settings
  5. Select Caller ID
  6. Select Hide number

Take note that your number will be blocked not unless you turn the feature off. You could do this by repeating all the steps and select show number instead of hide number.

How to permanently block your number on your iPhone?

  1. Open your phone’s setting app
  2. Tap phone
  3. Tap show my caller ID
  4. Toggle it to turn off

hide caller idSimilar to Android phones, if you wish to unblock your caller ID, you will need to repeat and redo your steps and toggle show my caller ID to on.

The above instructions would normally work; however, if your network provider is Verizon, unfortunately, they will not allow you to block your caller ID. Though that is the case, you could still disable your caller ID using the Verizon app or website. Open the My Version app on your smartphone through the following steps:

  1. Open the menu found on the top left
  2. Tap devices
  3. Select manage.
  4. Select controls
  5. Tap adjust service blocks
  6. Toggle caller ID blocking on

You could also your caller ID through my Verizon webpage. Follow the steps above and go to the blocks page. Choose the number you wish to block caller ID on. Click Block Services, Toggle Caller ID blocking and apply changes.

How to permanently block your number on your home phone

We all know that smart phones are easier to manage and apply features on. However, your home phone, landline is not especially in blocking your number. Though this is the case, do not fret as you could still block your caller ID through your phone provider’s website. Hence, we highly recommend that you check if your landline also runs on and offers VOIP services. If yes, then we could assure you that your service provider would offer simple option for you to be able to block your caller ID. If you have a traditional landline, on the other hand, we suggest that you call customer service.

If you wish to unblock your number just for one call, all you need to do is dial *82 before the 10-digit number and your number will be unblocked for that call only.

How to temporarily block your number on any phone?

  • Dial *67 before the phone number you wish to call. This works for both mobile and landline phones. This will provide a private number call register or unavailable instead of your number.
  • Take note that once you end your call, the next call that you will be making, your real phone number will be displayed on caller ID as normal and usual.
  • If you wish for your number to be blocked every time you call, all you have to do is save it to your call or address book with *67 before the number you wish to call.

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