callerid not showing on phone

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callerid not showing on phone

Hello all,

My iPhone 14 Pro Max doesn't show caller IDs for almost all callers. Even my wife's info is hidden - though not all the time, but mostly it's hidden though. This was also a problem on my last iPhone which was an 8.

I've been to our local Apple shop and they say it's a problem with my provider. And my provider says it's an Apple problem. If it helps, I'm using Optus in Australia.

I've been enduring this problem for about four years now and I hoped getting a new phone would cure it. But it hasn't. It'd be great to get this resolved, or at least to know, definitively, who I should talk to about this. So far neither side has given me a proper explnation of why this should fail.

Thanks in advance.

iPhone 14 Pro Max

Posted on Nov 6, 2022 3:23 PM

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ChrisJ4203

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Nov 6, 2022 3:42 PM in response to myapplehelp1

Caller ID comes from your carrier. If you are not receiving it, then it sounds like they are not sending it. If you are not getting the listing for someone in your contact list, your phone is not getting the Caller ID from the carrier to compare to your Contact list. Your carrier should know that by now. The Caller ID is one of their features.

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GeeZ06

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Nov 6, 2022 3:50 PM in response to myapplehelp1

Hello myapplejhelp1, Your provider does need to provide this service, but an iPhone user can enable or disable it on their device too.. The Apple store should of told you this, but check Settings > Phone > Calls > Show My Caller ID > OFF or ON.

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deggie

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Nov 6, 2022 3:52 PM in response to GeeZ06

That switch is for displaying your Caller ID on another phone (and not all cell service providers allow this), not the OPs problem of not seeing the Caller ID on their iPhone.

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myapplehelp1 Author

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Nov 6, 2022 3:58 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

Thank you Chris! unfortunately my carrier isn't always that helpful or knowledgeable. But now at least I know the right question to ask to get them to fix the problem. Cheers!

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