TRUECALLER TO DELIVER REAL-TIME CALLER ID, SPAM BLOCKING ON IPHONE

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- Truecaller, the global communications platform, has announced the biggest update for iPhone, now offering the entire spam and scam blocking capabilities to users.

According to a statement, it now has the ability to identify all types of calls, making it at par with its Android counterpart.

The update equips iPhones with the same powerful call identification features as its Android counterpart, thanks to Apple’s Live Caller ID Lookup framework, designed to provide privacy-preserving caller ID functionality using advanced homomorphic encryption. Truecaller is the first app to deploy this at scale for Caller ID.

Truecaller Chief Executive Officer, Rishit Jhunjhunwala expressed excitement about the update.

“We see tremendous potential and growth in our iPhone user base and parity with Truecaller’s Android experience has been top of their wishlist. This update does that and more while preserving privacy for all calling activity,” he said.

This update can leverage Truecaller’s latest artificial intelligence capabilities and global database to identify as many calls as possible, ensuring that no call goes unidentified on the iPhone operating system (iOS) as long as Truecaller has any information about it.

In addition, the latest update includes something that Truecaller iOS users have been requesting for a long time, which is automatic blocking of spam calls. Other improvements include the ability to search for previously identified calls, going as far back as 2,000 previous numbers in the Recents list in the phone app.

Truecaller on iPhone now includes the ability to subscribe for a Premium Family plan, whereby users can share all Truecaller Premium benefits with up to four additional people at a low monthly or annual price.

All the new features will be made available for Truecaller Premium users, while free users on iOS will continue to enjoy ad-supported number search and caller ID of Verified Businesses.

-- BERNAMA