How to call anonymously?
To keep control of your personal information and make calls in complete security, find out how to make anonymous calls the easy way.
- To mask your mobile number for a one-off call, simply dial #31# before your correspondent's number.
- This way, the person you're talking to can't see your number, so you make a hidden call.
Depending on your smartphone model, there are other ways of automatically masking your number.
For iPhone
- Go to Settings, then Phone
- Once on this page, you'll see a ‘Show my number’ tab
- Select the number you want and then press ‘Show my number’ to deactivate.
For Android
- Go to ‘Call settings’.
- Once on this page, select ‘Additional services’.
- Finally, in ‘Display your caller ID’, select ‘Never’.
- Depending on your model, the names of the different sections may change.
- Stay anonymous with these handy tips for preserving your privacy when making phone calls.