The caller ID applications Truecaller has released a web version that offers a number of features to desktop users, such as call notifications, SMS and chat mirroring, and number search capabilities. The company stated that the web version, known as Truecaller for Web, will initially only be accessible to Android users in India, but it intends to expand support to other regions in the future.
All Indian users of Truecaller for Android can now utilize a QR code to connect their devices to the web client on a PC or Mac. Truecaller now only allows one active web session and instantly terminates customers who do not use it for 30 days. Additionally, users can manually de-link a browser from the settings. This is similar to connecting a chat app like Telegram or WhatsApp on the web.
With around 259 million users, Truecaller’s largest market is India, although it launched the SMS and chat-mirroring features somewhat late. Unexpectedly, Microsoft’s Phone Link feature allows SMS mirroring on Windows for users of both Android and iPhone. However, this feature might make it easier for users to obtain one-time passwords (OTPs) for login or to respond to messages quickly.
On its website, Truecaller currently provides customers with the option to check up a phone number, but with certain cost limitations. According to the corporation, customers can now look for numbers on the web client without any restrictions of this kind. When a user receives a call, the web client also shows real-time caller ID notifications.
According to the corporation, 80 million SMS pop-up summary notifications are sent out daily to users. This indicates that these individuals have not prohibited Truecaller from reading their SMS messages. However, it’s unclear if these people use Truecaller as their main SMS provider.
Truecaller has been focusing on adding additional AI-powered features over the past few months. For Android users, it released a “Max” feature update last month that blocked all calls from unapproved contacts or spam that AI had identified. After introducing the service in the US last year, the company also introduced call recording and AI-powered transcription to India in February.
Following a quarter of reduced revenues, the company’s stock fell 32% in October 2023. However, the company has rebounded from its low point of SEK24.47 ($2.32) and is currently trading at about SEK31.68 ($3).
