Caller ID is displaying US based numbers appear as international numbers

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Noah Wallach Author

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Caller ID is displaying US based numbers appear as international numbers

My iPhone 15 pro max running iOS 18.2.1

This is new condition that I am noticing since I upgraded to 18.2.1

Caller ID is displaying US based numbers appear as international numbers

For example the real number calling is 202-555-1212

And my iPhone displays the number as +20 25 551 21 2 and claims the called is in Egypt ( the country code for Egypt is +20 ). Is this something fixable?

I just upgraded to 18.3 and hopeful this version will go back to the previous behavior I am used to.

Cheers

Posted on Feb 8, 2025 02:36 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 8, 2025 03:41 PM in response to Noah Wallach

Go to Settings/General/Language & Region and make sure it is set correctly; even if it is, reselect it.

Then go to Settings/apps/Phone and make sure Dial Assist is enabled.

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Answer 2

pogster

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Feb 8, 2025 05:14 PM in response to Noah Wallach

I've got a couple of those within the last month or so but I haven't upgraded to 18.x yet, I'm still on 17.x so I doubt it has anything to do with that. The phone only rings a couple times and ends before I can answer it. No messages left either.

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Noah Wallach Author

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Feb 8, 2025 03:55 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Those settings didnt change and were set on my iPhone correctly. US is the region and Dial Assist is enabled.

I unset and reset.

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Answer 4

Noah Wallach Author

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Feb 8, 2025 06:00 PM in response to pogster

Thanks - three of the numbers I recognize. One of them is in my contacts and since the parsing is thrown off my iPhone is not matching the called ID number to the entry in my contacts.

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Answer 5

Feb 8, 2025 06:11 PM in response to Noah Wallach

Does this happen with all numbers, or just a few? If it is a few re-enter the numbers in the Contacts app, and precede each one with +1

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Caller ID is displaying US based numbers appear as international numbers

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