If you do not wish for others to be able to see your number appear on their caller ID display when placing a call from your Apple iPhone, you can disable it. Just follow these steps.
- From the Home screen select “Settings“.
- Scroll down and choose “Phone“.
- Toggle “Show My Caller ID” to “On” or “Off” as desired.
Now the people you call will not be able to see your number on their caller ID display. They will instead see your number show as “Private” or “Restricted”.
If you don’t see the “Caller ID” setting on your phone or you can’t toggle it, your carrier may have it disabled. You can often find other ways to disable caller ID if this is the case. For example, Verizon customers can dial “*67“ followed by the number you are dialing to block caller ID. Visit your carrier’s website for more information.
Caller ID cannot be disabled for Facetime calls.
Jon says
Will this also hide my number when sending text messages?
Ana says
I have the setting show my id off, however, someone got my number from a call I placed. What happened?
Angela Stevens says
Caller id on or off has disappeared from my settings. How do I get it. Back I want to make changes
Sara says
Hi I turned caller ID off to make a call. When I turn it back on with the person I called with caller ID off then see it was me that rang them?
Mohamed Awad says
I have I phone 12 bro max and can’t make off caller ID why !!
Rojith Munasinghe says
I am using iphone 7…It’s on 14.6 software version…and my caller id is ON but showing it in low transparency on my iPhone settings and I can’t turn it ON/OFF…And I turn on incoming calls as FULL SCREEN , but I can’t see anyone’s caller ID on my iphone’s display.
how can I solve this problems ??? please tell me !!!
Rojith Munasinghe says
I am using IPhone 7…It’s on 14.6 software version…and my caller id is ON but showing it in low transparency on my iPhone settings and I can’t turn it ON/OFF…And I turn on incoming calls as FULL SCREEN , but I can’t see anyone’s caller ID on my iphone’s display.
Shoud I solve this problems ??? please tell me !!!
Rob says
Try calling Apple Support with your Show Caller ID turned off. I did and the Apple AVR system still knew it was my number and linked it to all of my Apple account activity.. Apple talks about privacy but obviously the rules don’t apply to them. My carrier doesn’t even see my number when I call with show number turned off.
Zainab says
I am using IPhone 7 and my caller id isnt showing on my iPhone settings and I can’t turn it on or toggled with it
I want to turn on it please how should I do it
Beatrice says
Can’t hear sound when there’s in coming calls also it tells me I am on another call so I should end the other caller before answering new one
Michaela says
I have an iPhone 8 and my caller ID is off but I want to turn it on because no one answers my calls when they don’t know that it is me. If I go into settings the Caller ID section won’t load – I think it is because I changed phones and it doesn’t know if it is on or off. How do I turn it on?
Tyra Harris says
My caller I’d take to long for it to load 🤬🤬 so is there a other way for me to turn it on 😡
Linda says
Help
I need to turn on my caller ID but I don’t have the option to turn on/off caller ID on my iPhone 6 / 6s.
I need to know how for a dating app. I have straight talk service NC
Kathy Aston says
I don’t have the option to turn on/off caller ID on my iPhone. When people call me, they see the name of my previous company. How do I change my caller ID? I have an iPhone 8.
Jennifer Harley says
HERE IS THE BUMMER.
VODACOM… OVERRIDES CALLER ID RECOGNITION BECAUSE THEY WANT YOU TO *PAY* .
OKAY ITS ONLY r10.00 / MONTH BUT HOW DARE THEY
I RECENTLY GOT A VODA CONTRACT BUT I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THIS KIND OF ACTIVITIES.
IT’S BORDERS ON EXTORTION
Alma F Forte says
When I go into Settings, then Phone on my iPhone 11, there is no option to enable or disable caller I’d. It simply is not there!!!! In a chat session with the carrier’s technicians, I was informed that the account showed that called I’d is enabled. It clearly is not. Enabled on my phone as recipients of my calls see my number come up.as private or restricted. Help please!!!!
Athi says
My incoming calls doesn’t show the caller Id whereas my caller Id is enabled but still doesn’t appear who’s calling what must I do to fix that it’s irritating😊
Bikram Singh says
i can not disabled shoow my id? How can i do it?
Luke says
Every time someone calls my phone and the number comes up private even though they don’t have caller I’d turned on it still comes up as no caller I’d on my phone how do I fix this
jennifer says
what happens if your iphone xr doesnt have the “show my Id” option???
Tay Johnson says
This is was helpful. My Caller ID is my phone number. How do I change it to my name? Thank you!
Dulani says
Show my caller id is not working.show my caller id is on but not off
Andile says
Hey i am using iphone 6 and using vodacom number of South Africa now what should i do to activate show my caller id if it’s toggled on but doesn’t show whose calling?
Sagar Bhaltadak says
I want to turn off my show my caller ID ,but I can not get off…why it is happening so??
Ruby saini says
I want to turn off my show my caller ID ,but I can not get off…why it is happening so??
Martie says
Hi I have a Iphone 11 pro max and I’m nor abe to disable my caller id, It is greyed out???
How can I fix it????
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Shelley says
The caller ID will not toggle off on My I ph xr. I have reset all settings,l which made no differenice.
Rishi Rishad says
Why I can’t desable caller ID on my phone
Revathi says
Is there any problem, if i enable caller ID?
Abhishek says
Show my caller Id is not working Show my caller Id is on but not off
MS says
If you don’t see the “Caller ID” setting on your iphone or you can’t toggle it as it is greyed out, you may have inadvertently disabled it with your carrier. Log in to enable it, wait 5 minutes, and redo on you phone. Voila it appears!
Steve Zielinski says
My sprint carrier for my iPhone 7 does not seem to have the option to turn on caller ID. Everyone in my contact list says I show up as unknown. Help!!!
Nancy says
Am using Iphone 6s on Tigo carrier in Tanzania and i can not toggle it on or off. Neither does the *67 add number works for me?. What can i do?
Shiven says
i am using iphone 7 and using vodafone number of delhi ncr now what should i do to activate show my caller id if i am unable to toggle it while want to activate.
Rohit Arora says
Hey i am using iphone 6 and using vodafone number of delhi ncr now what should i do to activate show my caller id if i am unable to toggle it while want to activate.