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Android: Set Up Fixed Dialing Numbers for Outgoing Calls

If a shared phone keeps calling numbers outside an approved list, unrestricted dialing is usually the cause. Android's Fixed Dialing Numbers feature can lock outgoing calls to only the contacts you allow, but turning it on requires a second SIM PIN that most people have never used. Until FDN is enabled, anyone with access to the phone can dial any number, while incoming calls stay unrestricted.

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Set Up Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) auf Android

Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) is a SIM-based restriction, not a phone setting stored on the device itself. Once enabled, the phone can only place outgoing calls to numbers on an approved list plus emergency numbers. Incoming calls are never affected by FDN.

The feature exists mainly for shared, business, or child-use phones where outgoing calls need to be limited without removing the phone's ability to receive calls. Activating it requires PIN2, a second security code stored on the SIM card that is separate from the regular SIM PIN. Carriers issue PIN2 alongside the SIM, and it usually needs to be requested from customer support if it was never provided.

Where to find the setting

Go to Tap on PhoneOpen the MenuTap on SettingsTap on Calling accounts. On dual-SIM devices, Choose a SIM card (Dual SIM) first. Then Tap on Fixed Dialing NumbersTap on Enable FDN, enter your PIN2, and confirm with OK.

After activation, open Manage the FDN list to add every number the phone should still be allowed to dial. Entering the wrong PIN2 too many times can permanently lock the SIM, so double-check the code with your carrier before trying repeatedly.

Frequently asked questions

After a limited number of failed attempts, the SIM blocks PIN2 entry and can require a PUK2 code from your carrier. Some SIM cards become permanently locked if the PUK2 is also entered incorrectly too often, so contact your carrier before repeated attempts.