About this app

Another Number gives you a second phone number without having to get a second phone, second SIM or second Contract

* Unlimited calls & texts to UK standard numbers
* Port your own number
* Keep your personal mobile number private
* Separate work and personal calls
* Get up and running instantly

Another Number also protects you from unwanted callers and gives your customers a professional call experience with a designated phone number

SECOND NUMBER IN AN INSTANT
Download the app, signup and in moments you'll be ready to use your new second number

UNLIMITED TEXTS
Stay connected with unlimited SMS to all standard UK mobile numbers

UNLIMITED CALLS
With Another Number, you get complete coverage. All calls use your dedicated voice network or VoIP, chosen automatically or manually depending on your situation, giving you the widest possible coverage

MISS FEWER OPPORTUNITIES
If you miss a call, Auto-Reply Text moves the conversation to text

READ VOICEMAILS
Stop listening to potentially long-winded messages, when you can simply read them

PORT YOUR OWN NUMBER
Once you’ve decided Another Number is for you, you can port your own number to use as your Another Number

VIRTUAL SWITCHBOARD GIVES YOU CONTROL
• Switch off, in the evenings, weekends & holidays
• Record multiple voicemail & text greetings
• Send calls directly to voicemail
• Automate voice and text greetings to inform work contacts when you’ll respond

NO CONTRACT NEEDED
We offer ‘cancel anytime’ monthly subscriptions. If you’re a business, we understand planning 24 months in advance is hard, that’s why with our Teams plan you can also add or remove business mobile numbers at the flick of a switch

SECOND NUMBER WITH CALL BLOCKER TO PROTECT AGAINST UNWANTED CALLERS
Another Number secures the privacy of your second number with a smart call blocker, eliminating scam callers & texts from a list of unwanted callers. These numbers include scammers, telemarketers & spammers

YOUR PHONE TWO NUMBERS
With Another Number, you can ditch your second handset

MULTIPLE NUMBERS FOR COMPANY USE
If you are looking for your team, sign up for Another Number for Teams via www.thumbtel.com/teams before downloading the app

WHY DO I NEED ANOTHER NUMBER?
Another Number was created for entrepreneurs, freelancers and business professionals who are looking to get more out of a second number:
• You don’t want to carry two phones
• You can’t find a dual-SIM that suits you
• Your employer does not issue separate phones for work
• You don’t like giving your personal number to work contacts
• You want to easily separate your work and personal life on one handset
• Time with family and friends is often interrupted by work

HOW ANOTHER NUMBER WORKS
Get up and running with a second number in minutes, no waiting for activation or delivery. It’s ready to go as soon as you sign-up
• A second mobile number for work on your iPhone
• No second SIM, contract or phone, just the app
• Your employer/business pays for the number
• Your personal number is kept private
• Control when you receive work calls & texts

To check if your organisation has Another Number for Teams please contactus@thumbtel.com

TRIED & TESTED DEVICES & OS VERSIONS:
Pixel 2 - Android 9
Samsung S9 - Android 9
Samsung S8 - Android 8
Moto E - Android 6

NOTE: Any other device may experience compatibility issues, please report them to contactus@thumbtel.com and we will do our best to resolve them

New features

• Updated to fully support Android 14

App Permissions

Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to record audio.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows the app to answer an incoming phone call.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows a calling application which manages it own calls through the self-managed ConnectionService APIs.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to write to external storage.