You want to call someone from your number but don’t want them to get your number?Well,right from signing in to an online dating site to avoiding those phone marketers from calling you, there are times when it is perfectly okay to keep your number private.

There are many benefits for not having your number shown to the person you are calling, but when he call you back you can see his number. Your number will appear as Private, Restricted, Blocked or Unavailable.  Imagine you can stall your friends or scare the hell out of them with such trick. Here is how you can make your mobile number appear as private.

So here’s it is, for all those who are looking for some tricks for telephone anonymity, here’s a guide to make your number appear as a private number.

For android 4.0 users and older versions:

Step 1: Go to Settings

Step 2: Call Settings

For android 4.1 and newer versions:

Step 1: Open the Phone app

Step 2: Click on the 3 dots on the upper right hand corner.

Step 3: Call

Step 4: Select your option

For iPhone users:

Step 1: Go to Settings and click on the Phone icon.

Step 2: Click on Show My Caller ID

Step 3: Switch off the option.

For Windows phone users:

Step 1: Go to your Phone app

Step 2: Click on More (…)

Step 3: Click on Settings

Step 4: Choose the desired option.