Android phones: find out your own number - how it works

If you don't know your own number by heart, you can find it out via the menu of your Android phone. You can find out exactly how in this practical tip.

Android phones: find out your own number - how it works

In older versions of Android, you can still find your own number in the device's settings.

1. Open the menu of your Android smartphone and click on "Settings".
2. Scroll down to the option "Via phone" or "Device information".
3. Select the "Status" entry.
4. You can find your phone number under "Own phone number".

Find your own number using your cell phone code

If you have a phone number in the T-Mobile network, you can also find it out using a code:

1. Open the number pad on your smartphone.
2. Enter the code "* 135 #" or "* # 62 #" (without quotation marks) and press the call key.
3. Wait a moment, after a short time your own number will appear on the phone display.
4. Note: This key combination does not work with some smartphones.

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In order to make calls without being recognized, you can have the number of your Android phone suppressed. If you need individual help for your Android problem solving, then contact the experts in the CHIP forum.