Truecaller launches a web client for its Android users

Caller ID company Truecaller today announced a web version, named Truecaller for Web, to provide SMS and chat mirroring, call notifications and number lookup functionality. At launch, this feature will be available only to Android users in India with plans to expand to other territories.

All Truecaller for Android users can link their devices to the web client on a PC or Mac via a QR code. Users can only link one web client at the moment, and there is a 30-day expiration period when not using Truecaller for web. Users can also manually unlink a browser from settings. This is similar to linking the web version of a messenger like WhatsApp or Telegram.

Truecaller is behind in rolling out SMS (and chat) mirroring. Microsoft provides SMS mirroring for Android and iPhone users on Windows through its Phone Link feature. Still, this feature could be useful for quickly replying to a friend or looking up one-time passwords (OTPs) to log in.

Truecaller already offers number search on its site but with certain limitations. You can search for numbers without these rate limits if you prefer your device to have the new Truecaller for web clients. The web client also displays real-time caller ID notifications when you receive calls.

The company said 80 million people receive SMS summary notifications every day. This simply means that these users have not denied Truecaller permission to read SMS messages. But it’s not clear whether these people use Truecaller as their primary SMS client.

Over the past few months, Truecaller has focused on introducing more AI-based features. Last month, it rolled out an update to the ‘Max’ feature for Android users to block all calls from untrusted or spam contacts detected by AI. In February, the company also introduced AI-powered call recording and transcription features in India – its largest market with nearly 259 million users – after launching the feature in the United States. ‘last year.

After reporting a drop in revenue for the quarter, the company saw a 32% drop in its shares in October 2023. However, the stock recovered from the low price of SEK 24.47 ($2.32) at approximately SEK 31.68 ($3) at the time of closing. in writing.