Telcos vs OTT apps: Trai's spam rules spark row with Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone IdeaTelcos such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea as well as the Cellular Operators Association of India were united in their de...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.34 AM IST
‘AI not accurate enough to block calls automatically’: Truecaller CEO Rishit JhunjhunwalaTruecaller CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala explains the app's stance on AI spam blocking, emphasizing user consent. He highlights Truecaller's cont...
21 Mar, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Truecaller joins telcos against AI-based number blockingTruecaller opposes mandatory AI-driven blocking of spam calls, emphasizing user consent and the potential inaccuracies of AI models. CEO Ri...
20 Mar, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
Apple iOS 18.2 introduces real-time spam blocking with Truecaller: Here’s how it worksiOS 18.2’s Live Caller ID Lookup API empowers apps like Truecaller to enhance spam detection and blocking in real-time, bringing iPhones cl...
22 Jan, 2025, 08.04 PM IST
CCI rejects plea against Google for allegedly giving Truecaller exclusive access to user dataThe Competition Commission of India (CCI) dismissed a complaint against Google India alleging it favored Truecaller by allowing it exclusiv...
26 Jun, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
Lot of headroom for growth in India; will be compliant with new data protection laws: Truecaller CEOAs Swedish caller identification app Truecaller touched 250 million active users milestone in India, CEO and co-founder Alan Mamedi believe...
07 May, 2023, 02.07 PM IST
Truecaller's Guardians App was leaking live location details, issue fixedThe ‘personal safety’ application includes an emergency button that notifies his or her selected contacts such as family members, with thei...
08 Mar, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
Truecaller launches Guardians, a safety app for womenTruecaller’s Guardians app helps women share their location with family or friends at all or specific times and alert them in case of an em...
03 Mar, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
Truecaller says disappointed by Indian Army's ban on app for personnelIn the recent development where the Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, TikTok...
09 Jul, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
For a mobile first nation that loves missed calls, here’s something product managers need to knowOur jugaad of giving missed calls when mobile telephony was expensive has created a habit that’s still prevalent. Then came OTP, which saw ...
02 May, 2020, 12.38 PM IST
Real threat: Truecaller data available for saleData of Indian users is being sold for about Rs 1.5 lakh on the so-called dark web.
22 May, 2019, 02.48 PM IST
Feature phone users will now get caller id services too, thanks to TruecallerThe name of the caller will be delivered to users via flash SMS before the call hits the users mobile.
29 Mar, 2017, 08.03 AM IST
ICICI Bank partners Truecaller for UPI-based mobile paymentAll transactions of Truecaller Pay, powered by ICICI Bank, follow two factor authentication as per RBI guidelines for secure transfer of mo...
28 Mar, 2017, 02.53 PM IST
Truecaller looks to engage small and medium businesses, startupsTruecaller, an app that helps identify unknown numbers and also block spam calls, has said it is looking to engage with SMBs and startups t...
10 Oct, 2015, 09.16 PM IST
Contract Advertising bags Truecaller contractThere are over 150 million people using this app globally, with India leading the way with over 80 million users.
30 Jul, 2015, 06.06 AM IST
Half of our 70 million users are in India: Kari Krishnamurthy, Truecaller's vice-president of growth & partnerships in Asia, Middle East & AfricaThe app, developed by a startup in Sweden in 2009, allows you to identify the person who is calling you, even if the person is not listed o...
21 Aug, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
Truecaller ties up with Nokia's Android-powered X seriesPhone directory app Truecaller has tied up with Nokia for newly launched Android-powered X series smartphones.
25 Feb, 2014, 08.10 PM IST