Truecaller launches messaging app from India

Truecaller launches messaging app from India
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Truecaller, an app that helps identify unknown numbers and also block spam calls launched a new app on Tuesday that offers a substitute to the stock messaging app on Android phones from India. Truemessenger, which will follow in other markets after India, seeks to curb spam messages by identifying numbers in the SMS inbox.

New Delhi: Truecaller, an app that helps identify unknown numbers and also block spam calls launched a new app on Tuesday that offers a substitute to the stock messaging app on Android phones from India. Truemessenger, which will follow in other markets after India, seeks to curb spam messages by identifying numbers in the SMS inbox.


"Truecaller identifies 900 calls a month and one in seven calls is a spam. We are looking to provide the same experience in texts with the new Truemessenger app," Truecaller India head Kari Krishnamurthy said.Truecaller has currently over 80 million users in India, while its global user base is near 180 million.


"India is the number one market for us and we are also looking to double our team in India. Truecaller has 10 people working out of Bengaluru and Gurgaon," Krishnamurthy added.

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