iPhone: Suppress your own number
If you want to make anonymous calls with your iPhone, you can suppress the number during calls.
Suppress phone number on iPhone - how it works
Regardless of whether your phone number should remain private or you want to prevent annoying callbacks from companies or people, with the suppression of the phone number you remain undetected.
- Open the "Settings" app on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and select the menu item "Telephone".
- There you will find the item "Send my phone number" (see picture).
- Deactivate the "Send phone number" controller here.
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You can also specifically suppress your phone number for individual calls or contacts. That is explained here.