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Android: Find Your Phone Number

Android: Find Your Phone Number

By Mitch Bartlett 17 Comments

When you’re new to your Android phone, you may not know the phone number to the device. Heck! You never have to use your own phone number, right? Fortunately, there is a way to view the phone number assigned to your Android phone within the settings.

Option 1

The location may vary depending on your version of the Android OS. For many versions, you can use these steps.

  1. From the Home screen, open “Settings“.
  2. Scroll down and select “About phone” or “About device“. Some versions of Android display the phone number on this screen. If not, proceed to step 3.
  3. Select “Status” or “Phone identity“.

Your phone number should be displayed on the screen. On some devices, it may be listed under “Voice MSISDN Line 1” or “SIM card status“.

Option 2

  1. Open the “Messages” app.
  2. Select “Settings“.
  3. Scroll to the bottom to see “Phone number“.

Option 3

  • Dial 1-800-444-4444 and it will read the number you are calling from.

FAQ

Why does my phone number show as “Unknown”?

There may be a problem with your account or your SIM card was not inserted properly. Try ejecting and re-seating the SIM card. Otherwise, contact your wireless provider.

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  1. Danielle says

    I bought a new sim card but the my phone number was still unknown . How am i suppose to do???

  5. Xoren says

    If your number says unknown it could also be because you have a new sim and its on carrier lock

  7. Zan says

    Actually, in my case everything failed. I have a Dual SIM Huawei P8 phone.
    Option 1 : Status Phone Number Unknown for both SIMs
    Option 2 : Messages app: no option in General or Advanced settings
    Option 3 : Not available to users outside the United States. Not surprising, as it is a US Toll-free number!

    Luckily I had Whatsapp and Viber installed on the phone. (Phew!) The profile page faithfully displays my number. :-)

  8. BobbyT says

    Yes. Very helpful. Worked for me. This is what worked:
    1. Settings
    2. About phone
    3. Status
    4. Sim Status
    . My phone number on the bottom….
    Also, the 800 number worked: 800-444-4444

  9. Wahnsinnig says

    Not much help… Tried option 3 but it says ” You dialed the wrong number, please check your number and call again” gawd!

  12. Patrick says

    Option 1, says phone number unknown
    Option 2, no such option
    Option 3, nonexistent phone number

  13. Jon P says

    Thanks Mitch! You’re a lifesaver. I’m in a country where I (and the phone provider) don’t speak the same language, so they dumped me with a SIM card and walked off.

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