![]() But, they have always garnered scepticism around privacy. Other apps such as Showcaller, CallApp, and CallerID might meet the same fate in India. ![]() Hence, the government’s bid seems to have the potential to disrupt not just the foreign caller ID apps but the indigenous ones too. It says on its website that the app “works similar to other apps but only has Indian engineers and makes sure that every single byte of data is stored in India.” Not just that, it is backed by the Indian government’s ‘ Make In India’ and ‘Startup India’ initiatives, as per its website. Last year, a group of Indian techies from BITS Pilani and IIM Bangalore launched BharatCaller, an app just like Truecaller but indigenous. Truecaller is a premier but not the only caller ID app in use. Going through the data, it seems the company is staring at uncertainty around its business prospects in the country. Not just that, it went on to say that half of India’s smartphone users use Truecaller on their phones. ![]() Xiaomi Band 7 launched with always-on 1.62-inch AMOLED screen, up to 14-day battery lifeĭo you know that India is the largest market for Truecaller? The Sweden-based company, started in 2009 by two engineers Nami Zarringhalam and Alan Mamedi, boasts of “310 million monthly active users around the world” and being “the go-to app for Caller ID and spam blocking.” Users from India account for 73% of its total users, the company revealed last year. ![]()
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