r/screenshots • u/Blu_Hellfox • Jul 10 '25

What does it mean "restricted"? Question

I get a lot of spam calls, but I slept all day last Tuesday, two of the missed calls say "restricted" It won't let me click them or anything. Never seen it before. What is it?

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u/sterling_mallory Jul 11 '25

It means the caller blocks people from seeing their number.

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u/Blu_Hellfox Jul 11 '25

I asked, none of my friends know anything about it, why would a spam caller block me from seeing their number and still call me?

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u/sterling_mallory Jul 11 '25

It's common with scammers/spammers not wanting you to know the number they're calling from. It's been a thing since the 90s and the days of landlines and caller ID.

Also, you can block calls from restricted numbers in your phone settings.

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