Nobody likes receiving calls from No Caller ID numbers, as they're usually scams. But there might be cases where you'll want your iPhone or Android to hide your phone number to protect your privacy.

Just when you thought your phone had exhausted all its secrets, it pulls a rabbit out of the hat - *a disappearing act* for your phone number, no less. It's no illusion; instead, we are about to turn ...

There are certain situations where you may feel the need to conceal or block your mobile phone number while initiating a call from your iPhone. Employing this strategy serves as a robust mechanism for ...

Caller ID is standard now, but it wasn't always. When widespread adoption started in the 1990s, it was controversial to the point that it was widely viewed as an invasion of privacy. For people with ...

Once upon a time, it took multiple devices, software, and/or programs to accomplish what a lot of us can now do with just our smartphones. You no longer need photo editing software to remove the ...

Your Android phone, such as a Samsung Galaxy S24 or OnePlus 12, is primarily a phone. If you want to keep your phone number private, there are different methods to do so. You can make your number ...

Have you ever received a phone call from a number you don't recognize, and then they don't even leave a voicemail? It gets you wondering who the mysterious person is that's calling you and what they ...

Cianna Garrison is an evergreen writer for Android Police who's written about everything from food to the latest iPhones and earbuds. Her work has appeared in Elite Daily, How-To Geek, and Reader's ...