Hocall Phone Safety

Search and preview phone number risk signals with Hocall.

# Hocall Phone Safety Identify unknown phone numbers with confidence while you browse the web. Hocall Phone Safety helps you investigate unknown phone numbers, preview public risk information, detect phone numbers on web pages, and quickly access detailed phone intelligence from Hocall. Whether you receive an unexpected call, find a phone number on a website, or simply want to verify a number before calling back, Hocall makes the process fast, simple, and privacy-conscious. ## Key Features ### 🔎 Instant Phone Number Search Search any phone number directly from the extension and open its detailed analysis on Hocall with a single click. ### 🛡 Risk Preview Preview publicly available information before opening the full report, including: * Risk level * Risk score (when available) * Public summary * Number type * Country and prefix information * Related campaign information (when available) ### 🌐 Detect Phone Numbers on Web Pages Hocall can detect phone-like numbers visible on the current page and present them in an easy-to-review list. From there you can: * Check risk * Open the full analysis * Add a public comment * Report suspicious activity ### 🖱 Right-Click Analysis Highlight any phone number or text containing a phone number, right-click, and select **Analyze with Hocall**. ### 📋 Recent Searches Quickly access your latest searches without leaving your browser. ### 🌍 Multi-Language Support The extension supports multiple interface languages and automatically follows your browser language whenever possible. Currently supported languages include: * English * Italian * Turkish * Spanish * French * German * Portuguese * Dutch ### ⚙ Customizable Experience Configure the extension to match your preferences. Available settings include: * Enable or disable phone number detection * Show or hide the floating detection widget * Store or disable recent searches * Clear search history * Select the preferred analysis language ## Community-Powered Intelligence Hocall combines publicly available phone information with community contributions to help users make more informed decisions. If a phone number has not yet received any public reports, you can become the first person to share your experience by adding a comment or submitting a report. ## Privacy First Hocall is designed with privacy in mind. * Phone numbers are detected only when required for extension functionality. * Risk checks are performed only after you explicitly request them. * Recent searches are stored locally in your browser. * No automatic background analysis of every page is performed. * The extension does not sell your personal data. If a valid phone number is searched but does not yet exist in Hocall's public database, a minimal public phone record may be created to allow future community reports. This record contains phone number information only and does not include personal identity or browsing history. ## Browser Permissions The extension requests only the permissions necessary for its features. **contextMenus** Adds the "Analyze with Hocall" option to the browser's right-click menu. **storage** Stores your settings and recent searches locally in your browser. **activeTab** Reads selected text or phone-like numbers from the active page only when you interact with the extension. **scripting** Runs temporary scripts required to detect phone-like numbers after user interaction. ## Who Is It For? Hocall Phone Safety is useful for: * Anyone receiving unknown phone calls * Consumers who want to avoid phone scams * Customer support professionals * Sales teams * Researchers * Fraud awareness professionals * Everyday users who want more information before answering or returning a call ## Why Hocall? Hocall is more than a phone number lookup tool. It connects phone numbers with public reports, campaign intelligence, scam categories, prefixes, regional information, and community feedback to provide meaningful context around unknown calls. Our goal is to help build a safer and more informed phone ecosystem for everyone.