Truecaller launches “Family Plan” with multi-user support for Android

Truecaller recently launched a family plan that allows a total of five users to enjoy its premium services on a single subscription. Priced at Rs. 132 for a monthly membership or Rs. 925 for an annual plan, Truecaller will allow up to five family members access to its features like profile view verification and advanced spam blocking without any additional charges for a single user account. The service will initially reach Android users around the world, likely in the United States. The release schedule for iOS users remains unclear for now.

“Family Plan is the newest way to get Truecaller Premium. The family plan allows you to choose who you want in your “family”. We say if your bestie is like a brother to you, then maybe he belongs in your family plan! Just select 4 people and add them to your subscription,” the Swedish caller ID app said in one official statement.

Launched in 2009, Truecaller allows users to be notified before a call rings while also seeing if the call is from a spam number.

The caller ID app serves 300 million monthly active users, with 73 percent of its users being in India, where it keeps releasing new features to maintain its user base.

Last week, Truecaller launched a “government directory” feature in India, allowing Indians to connect with verified government officials.

To stay in tune Google PlayStore Policiesthe platform recently retired its “call recording” feature.

Truecaller, which currently displays the names of unsaved numbers saved by Crowd sources, may need to change this feature soon to align with the expected changed rules in India.

India’s telecoms regulator, the TRAI, has urged the public to do so submit proposals whether those caller ID apps like Truecaller will need to display the actual names of callers registered on the SIM card in the coming days.

Public comments on the paper can be submitted to the regulator until December 27, while the deadline for counter-comments is January 10, 2023.