How to remove your name from Truecaller: Step-by-step guide for Android and iPhone users

jcbose · 发表于 2019-04-06 18:08:50

Many believe that Truecaller violates their privacy and if you are one of them, and are looking to remove your name from Truecaller, all you need to do is follow some simple steps.[br][br][img src="/storage/emulated/0/Download/1554449363-Truecaller.jpg"][br][br]Truecaller is one of the most popular and most used apps in our daily lives and while this application helps us in knowing the details of an unknown person calling us, Truecaller also gives a heads up about our identity to other users. This essentially means that if you have registered yourself of Truecaller, chances are that people might not be ignoring your calls since they already have an idea about who is calling them.[br][br]Moreover, Truecaller has a whole database of spammers and spam calls and this database collects users’ review and tells us how many times a particular number has been reported as spam. That said, there have been reports which suggest that Truecaller crowdsources contact details from a user’s contact list. This means that whether you have used Truecaller or not, there are chances that your number might be on the app.[br][br]This makes many believe that Truecaller violates their privacy and if you are one of them, and are looking to remove your name from Truecaller, all you need to do is follow some simple steps. Here is a detailed guide on how to remove your name from Truecaller if you are an Android and iPhone user. Let’s get started.[br][br]How to remove your name from Truecaller, if you are an Android user?[br][br][ul][li]Open up the Truecaller app.[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Log in to your Truecaller account if have not already.[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Tap on the People icon present at the corner and go to settings.[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Select about.[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Tap on the Deactivate option.[br][/li][/ul]How to remove your name from Truecaller, if you are an iPhone (iOS) user?[br][br][ul][li]Open up the Truecaller app.[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Log in to your Truecaller account if have not already.[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Click on the gear icon.[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Select About Truecaller.[br][/li][/ul][ul][li]Scroll down and then tap on the Deactivate Truecaller option.[br][/li][/ul]It should be noted that after you delist or remove yourself from Truecaller, your personal details might still be present in its database. In order to completely erase all your data from Truecaller, you will need to open the ‘Unlist’ page of Truecaller (https://www.truecaller.com/unlisting), enter your mobile number with the country code and choose a reason for unlisting yourself on the page. After doing all that on the ‘Unlist’ page of Truecaller, verify the ‘Captcha’ and click on ‘Unlist’ option.[br][br]