Articles from Truecaller

AI-powered scam calls and texts are causing people to lose both money and trust, as deepfakes drive a new era of communication paralysis — and consumers don’t feel protected

Truecaller, the leading global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communication, is proud to announce the very significant milestone of 400 million users monthly. Truecaller continues to grow rapidly in many different geographic markets and has since 31 March this year grown with 10.1 million users.

Three seconds! That’s how much of your voice an AI voice synthesizer needs to generate a complete clone of your voice. Illegitimate voice cloning and speech synthesis technologies are improving at an incalculable rate of change and are, unfortunately, already commoditized and ubiquitous. This next wave of AI scams will prey on the most vulnerable side of our psyche: the threat of our loved ones in danger.

Truecaller is proud to announce a partnership with Microsoft to utilize the new Personal Voice technology from Microsoft Azure AI Speech. Truecaller’s AI Assistant, first introduced Sep 2022, already incorporates a multitude of AI technologies that can automatically answer phone calls for you, screen calls, take messages, respond on your behalf, or record the call for your later viewing.

Truecaller, the world’s leading global communications platform, announces the launch of TrueTalks Community to connect and engage with people across the world. The community serves as a platform to bring together Truecaller users to interact with each other, share feedback, post suggestions for new features, get notified about the latest scams, get instant support with their problems, learn more about Truecaller and even share their personal experiences.

American adults lost more than $25.4 billion in 2023 to telephone-based scams, with 21% – more than 56.2 million people – admitting they were victimized, according to a report released today by Truecaller, the world’s leading caller ID and spam blocking app.

Truecaller, the world’s leading global communications platform, released its December 2023 U.S. Spam Scorecard highlighting fraudulent call trends. The findings show the types of spam and scam calls users receive, states that receive the most spam and scam calls, the average number of spam calls users receive per month, and more. The report compiles data from January 1, 2023 to December 2023 and is updated monthly with real-time data and trends on Truecaller’s website.

Truecaller, the world’s leading global communications platform, released its first Monthly U.S. Spam and Scam Report highlighting fraudulent call trends. The findings show the types of spam and scam calls users receive, states that receive the most spam and scam calls, the average number of spam calls users receive per month, and more. The initial report compiles data from November 2022 to October 2023 and will be updated on a monthly basis with real-time data and trends on Truecaller’s website.

Truecaller, the world’s leading global communications platform, today announced its Call Recording feature to enable iOS and Android users to receive voice-to-text transcriptions and summaries of recorded phone conversations powered by large language models (LLM) services like GPT. The feature is now widely available to Premium users in the U.S. and Canada.

Truecaller today announced a corporate rebranding and launch of a brand new app icon that will be instantly recognisable on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The timing of the new brand identity aligns with a significant transformation taking place in the digital space. At the heart of this rebranding is Truecaller’s renewed sense of purpose, energy, and enthusiasm.

Truecaller has launched its AI-powered call recording feature for its 350 million active users on both iPhone and Android, starting from the US and gradually to different parts of the world in the months to come. The AI-powered functionality significantly sets Truecaller apart from others in this space.

Truecaller, the world’s leading global communications platform, has announced the introduction of a major update of its product on iPhone. The update brings in new, exciting features which will provide an improved and more secure communication experience for iPhone users worldwide. This complete Live Caller ID experience is now on iPhone for the first time ever.

The age of caller ID hasn’t entirely lived up to its promise, because it’s still not clear whether a call is truly important. Some 86% of Americans report they only answer calls if they can identify the person or business calling. Now they don’t have to make the distinction on their own.

Phone and text message scams are on the rise, with more than 68 million Americans having lost money in a scam since mid-2021. With election season on the horizon, unwanted calls and text messages will only increase in the coming months.