Truecaller, a search technology firm that has transformed phonebook to make it more intelligent and useful, has announced the launch of a new Truecaller on Google Play.
Already one of the world’s fastest growing start ups, Truecaller also announces that it has surpassed 100 million users globally, and has doubled its daily new users in less than three months.
Consumers use Truecaller to identify unknown numbers, block unwanted calls, and search contact information among people and businesses. It receives more than 1.5 billion search requests per month.
Empowering users with a smarter and more personal mobile phone experience, Truecaller aims to solve a huge pain point for consumers who use their phonebook on a daily basis, but often need to go outside of their app to find useful information.
Similar to how Google has combined information and intelligence, Truecaller uses proprietary search technology and social graph, and combines it with hundreds of different sources such as Yelp! and social networks to create a smarter way for users to access current information across all social channels, platforms and devices.
Truecaller uses algorithms to personalise searches and suggest relevant contacts you might want to get in touch with based on call history, time and place. As an example, at 5pm before you leave from work, Truecaller might suggest you to call home, if that is what you would usually do at that time and place.
The app is redesigned to provide easier discovery and simpler navigation, and rebuilt to make it much lighter in terms of memory consumption. The new Truecaller includes the following features:
Receive Suggested Contacts: Truecaller can now predict who you may want to reach and make suggestions based on call history, time, or location. The more you use it, the smarter it gets, and the app will help do the work of knowing who to call so you no longer have to scroll through unnecessary tabs.
Complete Contact Profiles: Truecaller keeps your phonebook up to date with relevant information by adding social media profiles and photos so you have all the contact information you need in one central place. Users can choose how they are being displayed in their friend’s Truecaller phonebook by updating their profiles.
Smarter Search and Discovery: Now you can search within your contacts as well as names and numbers beyond your existing phonebook with an extensive list of more than 1.5 billion contacts.
There is no need to switch between searching for people inside and outside of your phonebook or constantly updating the information, as Truecaller provides the most relevant and personal results.
Easily Place Calls and Send Texts: A new user interface makes staying connected easier than ever before. Once a user profile is pulled, you just need to swipe left to text or swipe right to place a call. This one-step process makes it so easy, you can stay in touch faster and more conveniently.
“This is the first step we are taking to make Truecaller more intelligent and personal. We’ve made these advancement to save time for our users and make their lives less complicated when they want to get in touch with someone,” said Alan Mamedi, Truecaller co-founder and chief executive officer.
“Our ambition is to make your mobile phone smarter and become part of your mobile daily habits.”
He said Truecaller is committed to leading with product innovation that makes the lives of its users easier than ever before.
In October, the company received $60 million in funding from leading VC firms Sequoia Capital, Atomico, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, and launched its intelligent dial pad app Truedialer. It now has more than two million users.
Truecaller 5.0 is available for Android only at the moment and is free to download from Google Play.
The Truecaller app is also available on iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Nokia feature phones.
The free Truedialer app is available on AndroidWindows Phone.