Phone call, voice call, the dog and bone? Whatever you choose to call a phone call Cloaked can help! Make your call using a Cloaked number ensuring your personal number doesn't fall into the wrong hands (or ears).

All you need is a Cloaked Identity with a phone number assigned to it, your recipient's number, and that's it.

Making a call from the Cloaked App

When making a call via the Cloaked App you'll need to ensure you've got a Cloaked Identity created and a number generated and that you've verified your personal phone number with Cloaked.

Once you've done this you'll need to follow the steps below to place the call!

Placing a call on Android

Calling a new number

• Go to the Cloaked Identity or Home Screen tab, then select the Cloaked Identity you would like to call from.
• Tap on the Phone icon, located in the lower right corner of the identity screen.
• Tap on 'Enter New Number' then type the number (including country code) that you wish to text then tap Next
• You'll be prompted to name the number as a contact or you can skip this step. To name the contact/number tap on Add Name to Contact then Save this Name.
• To place a call to the newly saved number tap on the Phone button next to the saved contact name.
• This will automatically start the call and you'll be connected with the recipient in no time at all. Once you've finished the call you can hang up as normal.

Calling an Existing Number

• Go to the Cloaked Identity or Home Screen tab, then select the Cloaked Identity you would like to call from.
• Tap on the Phone icon, located in the lower right corner of the identity screen.
• Find the name of the contact or scroll through the saved contacts to find the contact that you wish to text then tap the Phone Button next to their name.  
• This will automatically start the call and you'll be connected with the recipient in no time at all. Once you've finished the call you can hang up as normal.

Placing a call on iOS

Calling a new Number

• Go to the Cloaked Identity or Home Screen tab, then select the Cloaked Identity you would like to call from.
• Tap on the Phone icon, located in the lower right corner of the identity screen.
• Tap on 'Enter New Number' then type the number (including country code) that you wish to text then tap Next
• You'll be prompted to name the number as a contact or you can skip this step. To name the contact/number tap on Add Name to Contact then Save this Name.
• To place a call to the newly saved number tap on the Phone button next to the saved contact name.
• This will automatically start the call and you'll be connected with the recipient in no time at all. Once you've finished the call you can hang up as normal.

Calling an Existing Number

• Go to the Cloaked Identity or Home Screen tab, then select the Cloaked Identity you would like to call from.
• Tap on the Phone icon, located in the lower right corner of the identity screen.
• Find the name of the contact or scroll through the saved contacts to find the contact that you wish to text then tap the Phone Button next to their name.  
• This will automatically start the call and you'll be connected with the recipient in no time at all. Once you've finished the call you can hang up as normal.

What is the Cloaked Routing Number?

Any calls placed in Cloaked are placed in via your phone's native dialer/call app but the call will be routed via Cloaked two-way-secure-routing. You can learn more about how this works here.

Troubleshooting

Having issues? Check out our troubleshooting guide here.