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Truecaller has partnered with Microsoft to integrate its Personal Voice technology, allowing users to have their AI-powered Assistant answer calls in their own voice. This feature, available to paid users, requires recording a short script to create a digital copy of the user's voice. Initially rolling out in select countries, the feature aims to enhance call management and user experience.
This article provides several smart tech tips, including using mobile payment apps like Venmo or CashApp to unmask mystery callers or texters, blocking your phone number from appearing when making calls, using Google Maps to easily find your parked car, conducting a WHOIS lookup to verify the legitimacy of a website, and preventing your phone number from being shared with marketers by using *67 or changing settings on your smartphone.
Both Android and iPhone devices offer options to hide your phone number. On iPhone, go to Settings > Phone > Show My Caller ID and disable the toggle. On Android, open the Phone app, go to Settings > Supplementary Services > Calls and Additional Settings, and toggle the Show Your Caller ID option to "Never." Alternatively, you can use star codes like *67 before the phone number to hide your number. Another option is to contact your carrier to activate a blocking setting. However, some organizations and emergency services may still be able to see your number. Using calling apps like Google Voice or Burner can provide additional anonymity.
Truecaller is introducing a new update that will provide live caller ID support on iOS, but only for users on its paid tiers. Unlike the seamless experience available on Android, the iPhone experience will involve a step that requires interacting with Siri. To use the new feature, Truecaller subscribers on an iPhone running on iOS 16 or above will be able to access live caller ID support by saying, “Hey Siri, Search Truecaller.” The feature leverages Apple’s Siri Shortcuts and App Intents to offer the anticipated live caller ID experience.