Caller ID is standard now, but it wasn't always. When widespread adoption started in the 1990s, it was controversial to the point that it was widely viewed as an invasion of privacy. For people with ...

There are certain situations where you may feel the need to conceal or block your mobile phone number while initiating a call from your iPhone. Employing this strategy serves as a robust mechanism for ...

Once upon a time, it took multiple devices, software, and/or programs to accomplish what a lot of us can now do with just our smartphones. You no longer need photo editing software to remove the ...

When you call someone, you usually want them to know who you are. Usually. On the flip side, there are times when you might want or need to hide your phone number from the person on the other end of ...

Have you ever received a phone call from a number you don't recognize, and then they don't even leave a voicemail? It gets you wondering who the mysterious person is that's calling you and what they ...

Before the onslaught of the pandemic, you probably didn’t use your smartphone to make phone calls very much. Now carriers are reporting surges in calls as we seek more personal connections while ...

Most smartphones come with built-in features to block spam calls. You can enable these features in the settings menu of your ...

The phone rings, and as soon as you say hello, the person on the other end starts babbling about saving money on car insurance. Don’t say anything! They could be recording your voice, which they’ll ...

Here are all the details on how to block a number on iPhone. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Spam calls and text messages seem absolutely relentless these days — you’ll want to know how to block a ...

Spam calls from telemarketers and loan agents can be a constant nuisance. Fortunately, both Android and iPhone users can ...

Scam and spam calls are getting more common. And they’re hard not to answer because the number comes up as “unknown.” When there’s no caller ID number, you can’t be sure if it’s a spam caller or an ...

If someone has blocked your number that means they do not want to hear from you. But how do you know if your number has been blocked or if for some reason your calls and messages are not going through ...