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I regularly get calls on my iphone now that say (maybe: Jane Doe) under the name, and they are usually correct. Often they are recruiters, or lawyers, or people that I imagine have their phone number publicized on the web. But I'm not sure I've read where apple is getting this info (or perhaps it is a carrier thing?)

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Settings -> Phone -> Call blocking and Identification -> "Allow these apps to block calls and provide caller id"

You can add phone book apps there. Seems to be an iOS 12 feature, it wasn't there before.

Otherwise it will just use your contacts.

Is this a regional feature? I don't see it on my phone with iOS 12.3. I am located in Europe.

I'm in Switzerland, so Europe as well. iOS 12.2. Maybe you need a phone book app installed for it to show up.

It gets the information from other (Apple-only?) apps. From Apple Support[1]:

> iPhone automatically suggests new contacts from messages you receive in Mail and invitations in Calendar, and from other apps. To turn this feature off, go to Settings > Contacts > Siri & Search, then turn off Find Contacts in Other Apps.

[1] https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/add-and-use-contact-i...

My Pixel does this, too. I assumed it was cross referencing businesses' phone numbers, the ones you can find if you search the company name on Google.

Same thing happens to me. It's from emails you received that have phone numbers in the content.

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