How to call without showing the number . Here is a complete guide on how to make an anonymous call from a mobile or landline.
Anonymous calls are particularly used in recent years to make jokes or not to let the recipient know your number. Although some telephone providers implement the automatic blocking function for anonymous calls , in most cases they can be made without any problems using specific codes or dedicated software.
If you are reading this article, you most likely need to understand how to call without showing the number , in these lines we will try to answer this question and recommend the best solutions for doing it on Android, iOS devices and more.
We also advise you to read the article on how to find out the private number , it could be useful for you to better understand the subject of anonymous calls.
Index
- How to call without showing the number
- How to make calls without showing the number with Android
- How to make calls without showing the number with iOS
- How to call without showing the number from a landline
- *67# for Fastweb, WindTre, TIM
- #31# for Vodafone
- How to make anonymous calls from WhatsApp
How to call without showing the number
The best known and most used system to make the telephone number invisible when you call is certainly that of the #31# code . The method consists in entering this sequence of symbols before the recipient’s telephone number, then the system will automatically not display the number to the person you are calling on the screen.
To use this code in the best way, you will first need to unlock the screen of your smartphone and access the Calls or Telephone application , usually you will find the icon in the shape of a telephone receiver. The list of the last numbers you called will open. To start a new call without showing the number, press the keyboard icon and enter the number to call. If the number to call is 888 88 88 888, just write the sequence #31#8888888888 and press Call . The call will start automatically, the recipient’s name will still appear on your display, while the message Unknown number will appear on the screen for the recipient .
How to make calls without showing the number with Android
The #31# code can also be used safely on your Android device , but if you don’t want to do it, you can speed up the operations by directly exploiting the integrated function of this operating system. In fact, within the system settings you can access the section that allows you to hide the number when you call, without necessarily having to rewrite the number from scratch with the attached code.
To hide your number you need to unlock your Android smartphone and go to Telephone. Press on the icon of the three vertical dots, at the top right, and in the menu that appears, touch Settings. Press on Other call settings and then on Supplementary services . From here select Show Caller ID and flag Never to hide your number.
Although this procedure is valid for most devices with the Android operating system, it is important to underline that some models guarantee the same function, but call it differently. The concept behind it is identical, as is the effectiveness of the feature, you just need to be careful to find the Caller ID option .
By unchecking this option you will be able to restore the standard functions of your device, allowing it to show the number on the screen again when you call. The function can be activated and deactivated whenever you see fit, there are no constraints or additional costs.
How to make calls without showing the number with iOS
As with Android devices, you can also opt for two different solutions on your iPhone: code and settings in the system . In the first case, just enter the code #31# in the call application alongside the number you wish to call; in the second case instead, you will have to enter the settings and follow a precise procedure.
Surely entering the code is not exactly convenient, especially if you don’t know the recipient’s number by heart and are forced to write it down on a sheet of paper. It is no coincidence that the most used system is precisely the one present by default in the iOS system. To activate the function of hiding your phone number for all outgoing calls, in addition to the code, you can go to the iOS Settings and press the Phone section . Several solutions will appear in this window, just press on Show caller ID and set Show caller ID to OFF .
It is not difficult to deduce that if you wanted to reactivate the call modes without anonymity, you just had to set this function to ON. You can use the function integrated in your iPhone whenever you want, there is no usage limit and there are no additional costs. Activating and deactivating it will only cost you a minute of time.
How to call without showing the number from a landline
The smartphone, be it Android or iOS, is certainly not the only tool for making phone calls, maybe you have a fixed line and you want to use it to make calls without showing the number. On landlines there are no substantial differences with those examined on smartphones, but change the code to be used before dialing the number.
But it must be emphasized that the code depends on the provider you use to call . In fact, if you had a TIM – based telephone line then you would have to use a code, while if you had a Vodafone line everything would be linked to the same methods used by smartphones.
Unlike Android and iOS smartphones, landlines don’t have an alternate method to set unknown when you call. There are dedicated services that can take advantage of this function, but there are fewer and fewer telephone providers that allow you to do it due to legal technicalities that can only create problems. But which code do you have to enter, therefore, if you are calling from WindTre, Vodafone, TIM or Fastweb?
*67# for Fastweb, WindTre, TIM
If you were to initiate a call from a TIM , WindTre or Fastweb line, the code to enter would be *67# . In the previous example we underlined how you had to enter the code before the recipient’s number, also in this case it would be the same procedure. Pick up the handset of your landline or cordless phone and dial *67#8888888888 .
All telephone providers that will receive a call from your fixed device will not display the calling number on the screen.
#31# for Vodafone
If you were calling from a Vodafone line , then the code would remain #31# , the same one you enter with your smartphone. The well-known company wanted to make this function easier for its consumers, by inserting a code that is easy to remember and that does not need to remind them of a different number.
How to make anonymous calls from WhatsApp
We are sure that you hardly use traditional calls from smartphones and landlines and take advantage of your data plan to call directly from WhatsApp . This application allows you to make calls worldwide using only the network data, but can it also activate the mode for anonymous calls? At the time of writing this article the answer is: no. Although a little more should be argued, in fact, although at the moment there is no function dedicated to anonymous calls, you can opt for alternative solutions to send anonymous messages.
In addition to using a temporary number or an anonymous account with another number , which we advise against doing especially since your name and surname will always be connected to the web, the most suitable alternative is TextPlus , a third-party software that integrates with WhatsApp and allows you to make your number anonymous when sending messages.
It is certainly not the definitive solution, but TextPlus also allows you to create a virtual number to use as you wish, perhaps to make the much sought-after anonymous calls. Fortunately this software is available for both Android and iOS , but on the latter operating system it does not seem too stable.