Truecaller iOS Update Rolls Out Real-Time Caller ID Support

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Truecaller told TechCrunch it built a new server architecture to enable the new feature, and created a separate, encrypted database for iOS, alongside its existing larger database for Android users: Apple's Phone app makes encrypted requests to this database and gets encrypted responses that are only decrypted on the client (iPhone) to show the caller ID in real time.

Apple introduced Live Caller ID Lookup in iOS 18, allowing third-party caller ID apps to securely retrieve information about a caller from their servers, hence today's Truecaller update.iPhone users can enable the Live Caller ID Lookup feature by going to Settings ➝ Apps ➝ Phone, and selecting Call Blocking & Identification.

Popular caller ID app Truecaller is rolling out an update that brings real-time caller ID support to its iOS subscribers.

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Author / Journalist: Tim Hardwick

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Published On: 2025-01-22 @ 02:07:42 (21 hours ago)

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