How do I enter my private number

Search for the anonymity It’s a goal many people have when making a call from a cell phone. It could be for work reasons, for personal safety or for some particular problem.

In general, calls whose number does not appear on the screen correspond to telemarketing companies. That is, a human or automated operators who call to offer any type of service.

Note that the unknown numbers, those that appear on the screen, even if we don’t know who they correspond to, are different from numbers hidden or privatewhich are not even visible.

This is a function very sought after by mobile users. And one of the simplest. Here we explain how to do it.

How do I enter my private number

Before explaining how to make your number appear private, it is necessary to clarify that “unknown” numbers appear on the screen of the person receiving the call and, therefore, they can be traced, with a bit of luck, even in Google.

On the other hand, since private numbers are not displayed on mobile or stationary device screens, in theory, they are impossible to identify. There are some apps that promise this, but it seems unlikely because since the digits don’t appear, the source number can’t be compared to any database.

It is also worth adding that cell phones have it options to block numbers which the user reports as Spam after receiving numerous annoying and inappropriate calls. The system can also do this automatically.

So for our number appear as hidden or unknowncell phones, with both Android and iOS operating systems (for example iPhones) have a specific function.

This is a code used to hide your number when making calls to other phones, both mobile and landline. You just have to do it prepend the code #31# to the telephone number and call.

This “trick”, obviously, must be done every time you want to call anonymously. However, in case you have decided to make all the calls keeping your number secretwe must continue another path within the operating system.

Both in the iPhone as in Android you have to go to the section Configuration or Settings. On devices Applefrom Configurationpress Show my caller ID and flip the switch that lets you show or hide the number.

On Android phones, meanwhile, remember this Configuration or Settingsin the app Calls (identified by the symbol of a telephone), are the three vertical points. Here, search Call settings.

From Call Settings, enter Complementary servicesone of the last options on the menu. The function we are looking for will appear there Show caller IDfrom which we can we choose whether we want to hide our phone number or not.