How to block" No Caller ID " call from my iPhone

sizkar9 wrote:

the only cretins that withhold their number are: overseas sales, trolls or abusive callers!

And women's shelters, doctors, etc.

Contact your carrier. Ask them if they offer that service.

Janscarter wrote:

The problem with Do Not Disturb is it blocks message alerts too. Actually it blocks everything but alarms and calls you allow. So you have to check your phone regularly for blocked texts etc.

You can set individual contacts on Emergency Bypass so that you're notified of their texts even if DND is enabled. It's not perfect but it made DND useable for me.

Go to the contact you want to put on Emergency Bypass. Tap Edit in the upper right corner. Tap Text Tone. Swipe all the way to the top of the list and tap on Emergency Bypass.

Hello, I want to ask a question. I am a user of apple's iPhone 7 in pakistan. I wanted to ask why is the caller Id feature not working here in pakistan. When I disable my caller Id and call a number it displays my number on his phone. I tried *67 and #31# but still not works. Also when I try to disable caller Id it seems to be in a grey scale

The only way to block your caller ID is through your carrier. It isn't really a feature of the phone; the switch on the phone just notifies your carrier's network that you want your caller ID blocked. Most carriers support the standard code *67, but it must be entered as part of the phone number each time. That is, to call +1.555.555.5555 you would key in *6715555555555. If you want to always block your caller ID you must contact your carrier's account management. My carrier has this as an option when I log into their online account management.

If your carrier doesn't offer it check with other carriers; in some countries it is illegal to block your caller ID.

Lawrence Finch i used the *67 prefix unfortunately it does not work in my country pakistan:

Like i tried to call a number 03055167983 i used *6703055167983 but it returned with nothing leaving a message call ended!

@Farduus The real way to hide your caller id is

1.Press the Home button of your iphone

2.Go to settings

3.Go to Phone settings

4.Go to caller ID

5.Disable show my caller ID

After following these steps when you call anyone with your number, the receiver of call will receive your call as

"Private number calling" or "No caller ID".

But if you see on your phone that you are unable to swipe between show my caller id or it's greyed out in either way your mobile carrier i.e Zong or Waird or Telenor or Mobilink has restricted in your country to use this incredible feature from back end.

You can use third party apps like Ding Tone etc if you want to call a number as a private number

@Lawrence Finch has it to do with subject or not; you are none to ask for a justification; I wrote all that as a reminder because I suffered quite much in the search of this answer I wrote, as far as the question is confirmed @Lawrence Finch you are totally wrong when you say you can't block no caller ID; For this purpose you need to adjust your iPhone settings to first display a no caller Id number and than put that specific number in your block list.

RajaUsman wrote:

the question is confirmed @Lawrence Finch you are totally wrong when you say you can't block no caller ID; For this purpose you need to adjust your iPhone settings to first display a no caller Id number and than put that specific number in your block list.

Please tell me you're joking. If there is no caller id there is no number to first display. That's what no caller ID means. NO NUMBER was sent by the network to your phone to first display.

Add "unknown" or "no caller ID" from your recent calls list using cut and paste copy it then go to your contact list and +add to your contact list using cut and paste

Once in contact list you can then block.

RajaUsman wrote:

@Lawrence Finch you are totally wrong when you say you can't block no caller ID; For this purpose you need to adjust your iPhone settings to first display a no caller Id number and than put that specific number in your block list.

Blocking outgoing caller ID (preventing other people from seeing your number when you call them), which is what you described, has absolutely nothing to do with blocking calls from that have no number associated with them. You're adding two and two and getting bananas.

You're right, and this is incredibly frustrating. I have AT&T service on my iPhone 6, and have called 611 multiple times to ask for their help in preventing "No Caller ID" calls from going through. Each AT&T support rep has indicated that they cannot block these calls from coming through. Astounding. They indicate that they can only block specific numbers, but cannot block a call with no specific number.

I receive such No Caller ID calls at least once per day, sometimes 2 or 3, for weeks now. It's really frustrating, and I've not answered any of the calls, but am reaching the limit of my patience. It is now clearly harassment.

One rep recommended that I try TrapCall as an option, for revealing the true numbers for these No Caller ID calls. Its reviews are definitely mixed, and it's difficult to determine how their service and app affect the phone (e.g. privacy), and what kind of success the service, or its competitors, have. Does anyone have any feedback on these?

Most calls with blocked caller ID are legitimate and should not be blocked or ignored. They are frequently from people you should talk to, like doctors calling from their private numbers returning your call, or employers, likewise. I get calls from spammers and other lowlifes almost daily, but none of them have blocked caller id. Instead they display real, but forged, caller ids. every call that I have received over the past several years with a blocked caller id has been legitimate.

Rippedmoon wrote:

This didn't work for me! What do I do now?!

What didn't work for you? You replied to the original post. There are 6 pages of responses. Presumably you are referring to one of the 80 messages in this thread, but we have no way of knowing which one.

Note that it is not possible to block "no caller ID" calls. And you probably shouldn't. See my post, directly above yours.

Lawrence, I appreciate your other advice, but I have to disagree with your statement that "most calls with blocked caller ID are legitimate and should not be blocked or ignored." Since my post two weeks ago, I continued to receive "No Caller ID" calls, and I ultimately caved and answered the phone – it was a spammer, and I then started to receive a ton of further calls from a variety of numbers.

Some hospitals may have a "No Caller ID" message, but those offices will at least leave a message to request your call back. Anyone with a legitimate reason, including employers, will likely leave a message, unlike most spam artists.

It is a real frustration to have your phone ringing multiple times throughout the day from unknown numbers, and equally annoying that AT&T is unwilling to allow us to add these callers to the blocked list.

Pure BS. I do get legitimate calls with blocked caller ID. I NEVER get bogus or telemarketing calls with blocked caller ID. Every telemarketer and scammer call I have ever gotten over many years has always had a displayable caller ID, usually a phony one, but always a number of some sort. The latest scam is calls from a non-working number that is similar to my actual number.