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TRAI Confirms 1600 and 140 Series Phone Numbers Cannot Be Tagged, Filtered
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in a recent press release, clarified the regulatory position of the 140 and 1600 series phone numbers mandate. TRAI said that it has mandated the use of 1600 series phone numbers for BFSI firms and for government-to-citizen communication. Hence, the 1600 series phone numbers cannot be blocked by pla...
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Truecaller CEO Criticises TRAI Policy, Says Users Overwhelmingly Choose to Block ‘Verified’ Spam
Truecaller CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala, in a post on X on Wednesday, revealed that in late 2025, TRAI asked Truecaller not to display community reports and spam information against 140 and 1600 series numbers, restricting the company from tagging such numbers as spam. Recently, a report highlighted that TRAI is seeking more powers from MeitY to regulat...
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Truecaller Launches Family Protection Feature With Support for Ending Suspected Scam Calls
Truecaller on Thursday announced Family Protection in India. It is a new feature aimed at collectively safeguarding households against scam and fraud calls, creating what the company calls a “Safety Circle” for up to five people within a household. As part of the move, the caller identification app is onboarding a shared safety system that allo...
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Spammers Targeted Indian Users With Over 4,100 Crore Calls and 12,903 Crore Messages in 2025, Truecaller Says
Truecaller has published its India Insights Report for 2025, offering insights about India's digital spam and scam landscape. It says a total of 4,168 crore spam calls were identified across India during the year. The app says it has blocked 1,189 crore spam calls in India last year. This shows an average spam call duration of 1.8 minutes. The co...
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Truecaller Community Suggestions: What Is It, How Does It Work, Benefits and More
Truecaller has started rolling out its new Community Suggestions feature in India. Now, when a known or unknown caller will contact you, their contact card will display tags, including their profession, company, location, or role. This is claimed to provide context and information about the caller, helping users decide whether they should take the ...
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CNAP vs Truecaller: How India’s Official Caller ID System Differs From the Popular App
India’s CNAP (Calling Name Presentation) uses operator-verified SIM records to display caller names at the network level, while Truecaller runs as an app using community data for caller ID, spam detection and insights. CNAP works without Internet, and a broader rollout is expected by early 2026.
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Truecaller Voicemail Feature Launched for Android Users in India With Transcription in 12 Regional Languages
Truecaller launched a free Voicemail feature for Android users in India. This offers instant transcription, and messages are stored directly on the device. It also offers smart call categorisation, spam filtering, adjustable playback speed and AI-powered voicemail transcription in 12 Indian languages. Truecaller users can set up unlimited voicemail...
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How to Delete Your Truecaller Account and Unlist Number Using Different Methods Online: A Step-By-Step Guide
Truecaller is a caller identification service that allows users to check the details of unknown callers before they pick up the call. While this helps people identify spam and scam calls, it also requires them to have their phone number registered with the platform so that others can view their details, too. Not everyone is comfortable with the ide...
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Truecaller Introduces New Feature to Protect the Entire Family from Call-Based Scams
Truecaller has introduced a new Family Protection feature that lets users create groups of up to five people to manage spam-blocking and safety settings collectively. A designated Family Admin can adjust protection levels, manage blocklists and, on Android, even receive scam-call alerts and end calls remotely. The feature is rolling out in select c...
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Phones To Get Verified Caller ID System Soon, No Internet Needed
India is gearing up to launch its own official caller ID system, where it will flash the registered name of the caller on your screen the moment your phone rings.
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Truecaller to Discontinue Call Recording Feature on iPhones from September 30
Truecaller will soon stop offering the call recording functionality on iPhone. The Swedish caller ID app re-introduced this ability on both Android and iOS platforms almost two years ago, following the prior discontinuation after Google cracked down on APIs designed for accessibility features related to voice calls. Instead, Truecaller will focus o...
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Truecaller Introduces Secure Calls for Businesses, Aimed at Protecting Users from Online Scams
Truecaller is introducing a new feature dubbed Secure Calls. The feature is available to Truecaller for Business subscribers and lets these enterprises confirm the authenticity of each outgoing call using backend processes. Once verified, the receiver of the call sees a verified badge. The company says the feature will reduce call spoofing.
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Truecaller Crosses 3 Million Paying Subscribers Globally; 16 Percent Growth in iOS Users
Truecaller on Wednesday announced that it has crossed three million paying subscribers globally. This growth is attributed to the new features it added to its paid consumer offering which allows users to take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for call screening and spam protection. The Swedish caller identification app also rec...
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Truecaller Introduces AI-Powered Message IDs for Filtering Messages from Verified Businesses
Truecaller on Monday released a new feature which is aimed at aiding users in filtering out authentic messages in an inbox increasingly filled with spam texts. Dubbed Message IDs, it leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the SMS inbox and identify messages like, but not limited to, OTPs, delivery updates, ticket booking status, and more, f...
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Truecaller Rolls Out Real-Time Caller ID and Automatic Blocking of Spam Calls for iPhone
For a long time, Truecaller had been peripherally equipped for the iPhone due to Apple’s stringent walled garden, but not anymore. The company on Wednesday announced that it is rolling out API support for iPhone that will enable features such as real-time caller identification and automatic blocking of spam telephone calls on Apple devices.
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TRAI Confirms 1600 and 140 Series Phone Numbers Cannot Be Tagged, Filtered
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), in a recent press release, clarified the regulatory position of the 140 and 1600 series phone numbers mandate. TRAI said that it has mandated the use of 1600 series phone numbers for BFSI firms and for government-to-citizen communication. Hence, the 1600 series phone numbers cannot be blocked by pla...
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Truecaller CEO Criticises TRAI Policy, Says Users Overwhelmingly Choose to Block ‘Verified’ Spam
Truecaller CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala, in a post on X on Wednesday, revealed that in late 2025, TRAI asked Truecaller not to display community reports and spam information against 140 and 1600 series numbers, restricting the company from tagging such numbers as spam. Recently, a report highlighted that TRAI is seeking more powers from MeitY to regulat...
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Truecaller Launches Family Protection Feature With Support for Ending Suspected Scam Calls
Truecaller on Thursday announced Family Protection in India. It is a new feature aimed at collectively safeguarding households against scam and fraud calls, creating what the company calls a “Safety Circle” for up to five people within a household. As part of the move, the caller identification app is onboarding a shared safety system that allo...
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Spammers Targeted Indian Users With Over 4,100 Crore Calls and 12,903 Crore Messages in 2025, Truecaller Says
Truecaller has published its India Insights Report for 2025, offering insights about India's digital spam and scam landscape. It says a total of 4,168 crore spam calls were identified across India during the year. The app says it has blocked 1,189 crore spam calls in India last year. This shows an average spam call duration of 1.8 minutes. The co...
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Truecaller Community Suggestions: What Is It, How Does It Work, Benefits and More
Truecaller has started rolling out its new Community Suggestions feature in India. Now, when a known or unknown caller will contact you, their contact card will display tags, including their profession, company, location, or role. This is claimed to provide context and information about the caller, helping users decide whether they should take the ...
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CNAP vs Truecaller: How India’s Official Caller ID System Differs From the Popular App
India’s CNAP (Calling Name Presentation) uses operator-verified SIM records to display caller names at the network level, while Truecaller runs as an app using community data for caller ID, spam detection and insights. CNAP works without Internet, and a broader rollout is expected by early 2026.
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Truecaller Voicemail Feature Launched for Android Users in India With Transcription in 12 Regional Languages
Truecaller launched a free Voicemail feature for Android users in India. This offers instant transcription, and messages are stored directly on the device. It also offers smart call categorisation, spam filtering, adjustable playback speed and AI-powered voicemail transcription in 12 Indian languages. Truecaller users can set up unlimited voicemail...
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How to Delete Your Truecaller Account and Unlist Number Using Different Methods Online: A Step-By-Step Guide
Truecaller is a caller identification service that allows users to check the details of unknown callers before they pick up the call. While this helps people identify spam and scam calls, it also requires them to have their phone number registered with the platform so that others can view their details, too. Not everyone is comfortable with the ide...
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Truecaller Introduces New Feature to Protect the Entire Family from Call-Based Scams
Truecaller has introduced a new Family Protection feature that lets users create groups of up to five people to manage spam-blocking and safety settings collectively. A designated Family Admin can adjust protection levels, manage blocklists and, on Android, even receive scam-call alerts and end calls remotely. The feature is rolling out in select c...
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Phones To Get Verified Caller ID System Soon, No Internet Needed
India is gearing up to launch its own official caller ID system, where it will flash the registered name of the caller on your screen the moment your phone rings.
-
Truecaller to Discontinue Call Recording Feature on iPhones from September 30
Truecaller will soon stop offering the call recording functionality on iPhone. The Swedish caller ID app re-introduced this ability on both Android and iOS platforms almost two years ago, following the prior discontinuation after Google cracked down on APIs designed for accessibility features related to voice calls. Instead, Truecaller will focus o...
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Truecaller Introduces Secure Calls for Businesses, Aimed at Protecting Users from Online Scams
Truecaller is introducing a new feature dubbed Secure Calls. The feature is available to Truecaller for Business subscribers and lets these enterprises confirm the authenticity of each outgoing call using backend processes. Once verified, the receiver of the call sees a verified badge. The company says the feature will reduce call spoofing.
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Truecaller Crosses 3 Million Paying Subscribers Globally; 16 Percent Growth in iOS Users
Truecaller on Wednesday announced that it has crossed three million paying subscribers globally. This growth is attributed to the new features it added to its paid consumer offering which allows users to take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities for call screening and spam protection. The Swedish caller identification app also rec...
-
Truecaller Introduces AI-Powered Message IDs for Filtering Messages from Verified Businesses
Truecaller on Monday released a new feature which is aimed at aiding users in filtering out authentic messages in an inbox increasingly filled with spam texts. Dubbed Message IDs, it leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the SMS inbox and identify messages like, but not limited to, OTPs, delivery updates, ticket booking status, and more, f...
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Truecaller Rolls Out Real-Time Caller ID and Automatic Blocking of Spam Calls for iPhone
For a long time, Truecaller had been peripherally equipped for the iPhone due to Apple’s stringent walled garden, but not anymore. The company on Wednesday announced that it is rolling out API support for iPhone that will enable features such as real-time caller identification and automatic blocking of spam telephone calls on Apple devices.
