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Block no caller ID on ios
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Unless you can point to some, I don't think there is. As far as I know, without jailbreaking or your carrier doing it, there is no way to block unknown or blocked caller id numbers.
I don’t know if it’s true but I could believe it because visual voice mail services take over the voicemail your carrier normally provides, and part of this might be screening incoming numbers (eg send some numbers straight to voicemail). It wouldn’t be the app doing it per se (it would be the remote service you merely manage via the app) but you get the (theoretical) idea.
I think what the OP is looking for (and I wouldn't mind as well) is for the phone to not ring at all if the caller id is blocked or unknown. Having a third party visual voice mail wouldn't stop those calls. It would just handle what happens after the phone rings, goes unanswered and then is forwarded to VVM.
YouMail will do what the original poster wants.
YouMail is not always easy to configure, but there is a way to block all anonymous or blocked number calls, which are forwarded to a message of your choice, after which the caller is unable to leave a message. Usually, the message we would choose prompts them to call back without blocking their numbers.
Recent versions of iOS allow you to tick a setting that allows applications like YouMail and PrivacyGuard to manage your incoming calls.
[doublepost=1503454139][/doublepost]If it is an ongoing problem and you don't want to use a third party application, you could always set your iPhone to DND except for Contacts.
And if enough of us provide feedback to allow a native way to block anonymous calls in iOS, perhaps there's still time for them to do it.
YouMail is not always easy to configure, but there is a way to block all anonymous or blocked number calls, which are forwarded to a message of your choice, after which the caller is unable to leave a message. Usually, the message we would choose prompts them to call back without blocking their numbers.
Recent versions of iOS allow you to tick a setting that allows applications like YouMail and PrivacyGuard to manage your incoming calls.
[doublepost=1503454139][/doublepost]If it is an ongoing problem and you don't want to use a third party application, you could always set your iPhone to DND except for Contacts.
And if enough of us provide feedback to allow a native way to block anonymous calls in iOS, perhaps there's still time for them to do it.
not necessarily because it’s possible for you to forward all calls straight to voicemail if you choose - that’s a standard voicemail feature. By extension it’s conceivable you can forward certain numbers to voicemail, and by further extension conceivable you can forward them and block them leaving voicemail. The call never reaches you.
Not just concevaibe, but possible according to the post above
By the way:
If you have T-Mobile, be sure to browse around in the online settings for your phone numbers.
There are two settings that might be interesting for you.
One is for the *identification* of reported scam and robocall numbers.
The other is for the automatic, silent *blocking* of those numbers.
If you block them, your phone will never ring if the number has been identified as a scam, telesales or robocall.
But the hilarious thing is if you choose to identify them but not block them, the caller ID says "Scam Likely."
I've never seen this with another provider, and it's a great T-Mobile service.
If you have T-Mobile, be sure to browse around in the online settings for your phone numbers.
There are two settings that might be interesting for you.
One is for the *identification* of reported scam and robocall numbers.
The other is for the automatic, silent *blocking* of those numbers.
If you block them, your phone will never ring if the number has been identified as a scam, telesales or robocall.
But the hilarious thing is if you choose to identify them but not block them, the caller ID says "Scam Likely."
I've never seen this with another provider, and it's a great T-Mobile service.