You can make a call private by hiding your phone number in a few different ways, including using your phone's settings.

If you don't want people to know you're calling, you can hide caller ID by blocking your own number on both landlines and smartphones.

Nobody likes receiving calls from No Caller ID numbers, as they're usually scams. But there might be cases where you'll want your iPhone or Android to hide your phone number to protect your privacy.

You've likely received unwanted calls during busy hours of the day. Instead of permanently silencing your phone, you block the phone number to prevent the person on the other end of the line from ...