![]() ![]() Truecaller aims to take over the default communications apps on your device by offering features such as spam detection, integrating social media into phonebook contacts, and more. It started out with a phonebook app (Truecaller) before adding Truedialer, a lighter incarnation to cater to a wider audience, in 2014. Truecaller now has seen over 250 million downloads. Truedialer, meanwhile, hovers in the 200’s. Truedialer’s last reported figure was over 10 million users as of April last year. According to data from App Annie, in India - Truecaller’s biggest market - the flagship app is a steady presence in the top ten Google Play store. It’s also the case that Truedialer was less popular than TrueCaller. ![]() “Over the past year we’ve studied user behavior and listened to our users, and most importantly ourselves, we’ve realized that both the apps offering these tremendous benefits would better fit together and will be more valuable for the users,” a spokesperson told us. The company said that the decision to phase out Truedialer was to enhance features in Truecaller, in part as a response to users. ![]() But it has started to prompt users to migrate to Truecaller today. Truecaller’s separate Android app for SMS - TrueMessenger - and its new SDK will remain unaffected. Truecaller - which is available on iOS and Android - has not given a final closure date for Truedialer, an Android-only app. Now in addition to existing caller ID options, Truecaller users will get features like smart call history, availability and a new dialer to make calls from within the Truecaller app. After confirming 30 layoffs in December, today the company announced that it is merging features of one of its apps, Truedialer, into its flagship Truecaller app - and shutting down Truedialer in the process. But while there has been no development on that front, the startup has been on a consolidation kick as it aims to become cash-flow positive. Last year we reported that Truecaller - the popular, smart phonebook app and startup - was looking to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. ![]()
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