Almost a week ago, the team at Truecaller told us that they are planning something big. At that time, it was hard to fathom that they would be mulling another app, and that too a messaging app.Mind you, this is no ordinary messaging app that would enable you to share a few lines, images, stickers with your loved ones. In fact, Truecaller claims that their new app, Truemessenger, will help you keep spam messages at bay.
We are all aware that SMS messaging is a popular means to connect with people. But do you know, it accounts for the majority of all messages sent globally, and represents about 8 trillion messages annually. The popularity of SMS, and that it is an open network of communication, similar to email, has led to an increase of commercial and marketing-related messaging.
If numbers are anything to go by, these spam SMSes account for 15% of all SMS messages sent globally, and represents 1.2 trillion spam messages each year. Truemessenger seeks to address this global problem of spam. The aim of this app is to ensure that your SMS inbox is organized and you are able to block and filter spam SMS messages seamlessly.
This is the third app from Truecaller's stable, the other two being Truecaller and Truedialler. As of now, the app is only available to users in India and only on the Android platform but it is expected to be available in other platforms soon.
Commenting on the launch, Alan Mamedi, CEO & co-founder of Truecaller, said "With Truemessenger we've reimagined the SMS app experience by making it more social and putting control back into the users' hands so they always know who they are communicating with."
To get this app, head to the Google Play Store and download it from there. After installation, when you fire up the app, it will ask you to login with your number and if you are registered before with either Truecaller or Truedialer, the same credentials will work.
For this app to work its magic (or what it claims), you will have to make this as your default messaging app. Following which it will prompt you to identify Spam senders in your inbox. Overall, it looks like a straightforward app and we shall be posting a review of it soon to let you know how good or bad it is.
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