How to block anonymous calls on your iPhone

Every caller can hide his/her number when calling. About 10 years ago, this functionality was completely free. Today it is presented in the form of the “Anti-AON” service with a subscription fee. The service allows you to hide the number of the calling subscriber, using a special dialing or by activating the corresponding function in the phone settings.

By disabling the number transfer, the caller receiving the call will see the text “Unknown”, “Unknown number”, “No subscriber ID”, “Anonymous call” or any other option (all depends on the manufacturer). And many people do not like it frankly. intruders call, some financial companies, “stealing” dubious services, or an ex-boyfriend calls his girlfriend.

Fortunately, there are ways to disallow these undefined numbers once and for all:

• With a built-in blacklist.
• By installing additional software.
• By various tricks on the phones, where the black list is not available.

As for cellular operators, there is no such functionality on their side.

How to block incoming calls from unknown callers and hidden numbers on your iPhone

I feel that our civilization has already evolved to the stage of its development where we do not answer an incoming call on a mobile device from an unknown number or caller. All calls from unknown callers or from hidden numbers go to voicemail or to an answering machine. But this process is done manually. And how can we automate this process? This will mean the end of calls from automated dialer systems (e.g. collectors). Isn’t that great?

How to block unwanted messages

◈ You can use the Filter by sender feature under Settings Messaging. So all SMS from users who are not in the phonebook will be grouped separately.

◈ You can go to Message Settings Blocked Contacts and add unwanted callers. Similar to phone calls, you will not receive calls, SMS and emails from these people.

◈ In addition, you can silence any dialogue in the Messages app to not receive notifications from one or more callers. To do this, in the list of conversations, swipe unnecessary dialogs to the left and select disable notification.

A similar action allows you to resume receiving a notification from a caller or group chat.

Special program

The previous method of blocking unknown numbers on iPhone has one disadvantage. The point is that you will have to turn on the silent mode all the time, and it’s not always convenient, because you won’t hear signals of incoming notifications. To avoid this, it is enough to use a special application. It can be easily downloaded from the App Store.

A program called Truecaller will get rid of unwanted incoming calls. A huge advantage is that it can be used absolutely free. By the way, it is also possible to block spam messages with this application.

When making a purchase, placing an order, a person leaves his cell phone in the organization’s database. According to the privacy policy, the number cannot be given to third parties, but it is possible nevertheless. Then the phone is in the hands of various advertising companies, call centers of which deal with phoning subscribers. Usually incoming calls are spam, like a mailing list.

For the record! If an anonymous caller calls your iPhone, it is most likely an advertisement. It is quite easy to identify such an organization, because their numbers are not like the standard telecom operators.

In addition, the phone can be hidden, and then the subscriber will see on the screen: “Unknown” or “No ID”. These messages usually hide calls from a robot.

If the phone is constantly receiving calls, an unknown number calls back again and again, even if the call is reset, it is recommended to set a barring. It will help protect yourself from scammers, get rid of annoying ads, and make using your device comfortable.

When calling on iPhone, it says “No caller ID”

How to Block Unknown Calls, Private Callers on iPhone

• Get rid of annoying calls from marketers;
• saving time;
• Reducing irritability;
• fraud protection. This is especially important if calls are made to a phone belonging to a pensioner or a child.

How to block incoming unknown numbers on your iPhone? There are several different ways.

Blacklist

This option is available in the menu of every modern cell phone or smartphone. It helps to block the numbers you shouldn’t be calling. It’s easy to set up and doesn’t take much time. After entering in such a list calls from unwanted callers simply do not come, and he himself when trying to call all the time hears a short beep or a constant failure.

You can also block SMS-messages from unwanted subscriber. But how to bar calls from an unknown number? After all, if his numbers are not visible, then what to block?

How to set the “Do Not Disturb” mode to filter calls

Step 1. Open the settings and check “Do Not Disturb”.

Step 2. Activate the “Manual” switch. A crescent moon icon will appear in the status bar, and the silent mode will turn on along with it.

Step 3. Go to “Allow calls” and select one of the options:

• “From Favorites” to allow the ring tone of the person you’ve added to your favorite contacts.
• “All contacts” to allow the sound of the person in your address book to ring.

Your locked gadget will then stop signaling a call or notification from an unfamiliar or hidden number.

At the same time, you can apply a couple of additional “Do Not Disturb” mode settings on your iPhone. Set the silence time for unsolicited calls under “Scheduled” or allow them to call you at the second attempt in three minutes.

The latter option is controversial, because it opens the door to comrades whose determination borders on tactlessness. Don’t use it if you’re being harassed by debt collectors.

When making a call, after the number is processed by the mobile operator, the user receives information about the phone number calling from. Subsequently, the person can save it in his/her address book to know the caller or add it to the “black list” if the communication is undesirable.

However, all this only works if the person sees the number he is calling. Not every user is aware that there are special programs and settings which hide incoming calls on the iPhone.

How it looks in practice? In fact, when you enable “hidden number”, the subscriber making the call will not be displayed on the screen of another phone. Obtaining information about the number in this case is very problematic. And the incoming call will be recorded as a “hidden number”.

For your reference! Do not think that only fraudsters, collectors or other unpleasant people call from hidden or unknown numbers.

Some users intentionally use the services of anti-spam applications, programs to maintain their incognito identity.

What does “no caller ID” mean on iPhone? Why it happens?

It is unpleasant to deal with anonymous callers, but not everyone knows how to get rid of them. It has happened to many people that someone calls their cell phone, but the number of the incoming call is not detected. Quite a delicate situation, because at such times a person doubts whether he/she should answer the call. If there is no subscriber ID on iPhone, what does it mean if there is no such information?

In most cases, bank employees, fraudsters, spam distributors and other malefactors call anonymously. But in some cases the caller can be the person you may have blacklisted.

In this article we will give answers to the following questions: