Spam call blocking feature has arrived for Truecaller iOS app

Popular call blocking application Truecaller offers an important innovation for iOS users. The latest update to the iOS version of the application brings a feature that automatically blocks spam and unknown numbers. This feature has been a function that Truecaller has been offering to Android users for years, and now iOS users can also benefit from this advantage.

Truecaller is rolling out this update via “Live Caller ID Lookup,” a new API feature of iOS 18. This API allows applications to live identify the caller during a call. The company states that this technology uses advanced homomorphic encryption and is the first solution implemented on this scale worldwide.

Truecaller’s new iOS update offers the ability to automatically block spam calls without user intervention. This feature applies not only to current calls, but also to old calls in your phone’s Recents list. The app can analyze up to 2000 calls received in the past and has the ability to mark these calls as spam or block them.

This update brings the iOS version of Truecaller on par with the Android version. For years, Android has provided third-party applications with extensive opportunities to access search functions. This allowed apps like Truecaller to automatically identify and block spam calls. However, since the Apple ecosystem has adopted a stricter security policy, it has not been possible to offer a similar function in iOS until now.

Thanks to the new APIs that Apple has offered for application developers in recent years, it has become possible to bring these features of Truecaller to the iOS platform. Moreover, due to Apple’s security measures, user data is encrypted and processed securely.

These new features offered by Truecaller are available for iOS users who have installed the latest version of the application. However, more advanced features such as automatic blocking of spam calls will only be available for Premium subscription holders. Free users will continue to use ad-supported number inquiry and verified business caller ID services.

Truecaller, which is especially popular in regions such as India where fraud and spam calls are common, offers effective solutions to such problems with more than 291 million users worldwide. It is thought that these new features will make a significant difference in markets where spam and fraudulent searches are intense.

This update comes as part of Truecaller’s efforts to improve user experience in the iOS ecosystem. Offering more effective solutions to prevent spam and fraudulent calls, the application aims to make users’ phone calls safer. It is anticipated that these innovations coming with iOS 18 will provide significant convenience, especially for users who make frequent calls.

Truecaller iOS app is not available in Türkiye App Store

With these advanced features, Truecaller continues to be an effective tool in the fight against spam and fraudulent calls by offering more comprehensive protection on both iOS and Android platforms. It is worth noting that the Truecaller iOS application cannot be downloaded in Turkey yet.