Completely Remove Your Contact Details From TrueCaller
Truecaller is one of the most popular app for displaying your contact number and details. If you have noticed that even if you are not using TrueCaller service, your contact number and details are still in their database. The reason for this is someone has saved your data in the TrueCaller database. Due to this your contact detail gets visible to everyone who is accessing TrueCaller. This can sometime be very nasty if your number is displayed publicly even when you don't want it to.
To let you know, TureCaller database also contains details of landline number. This doesn't mean much when telemarketers or spammers call from an office address, but ideally you wouldn't want strangers to know your home address just because you called them from your landline. Of course Truecaller sources this data from public data sources. This is because if someone knows your landline number, they can easily find the registered address via any publicly available phonebook (many telcos have this information public) or even by simply searching for your landline number on Google.
Therefore, security purpose i have created this post to let you know that you can easily remove your contact details from the TrueCaller database. Specially, if you are not using this service and still your contact details are displayed in the database, you should remove it on priority.
But for some that might not be that easy. If you are using TrueCaller app, you will have to first deactivate your account. Only then you will be able to remove your number. If you using this app and try to remove your details, you wont be able to do so. Also, only removing number won't be enough. Even if the number is removed your other details will still be visible. Your have to get everything removed from the database.
But TrueCaller provides an option to remove your number on their own website. For this, just follow the steps below. I have made it more easy by writing it for different mobile versions. So, even if you are using Android, Windows or Apple iPhone, you still can remove your details by following the steps below:
Steps to deactivate your Truecaller account
Android:
Open the app -> tap the people icon in the upper left corner -> Settings -> About -> Deactivate account.
iPhone:
Open the app -> tap the gear icon in the top right corner -> About TrueCaller -> Scroll down -> Deactivate Truecaller.
Windows Mobile:
Open the app and tap the three dots in the bottom right corner -> Settings -> Help -> Deactivate account.
Once you have deactivated your TrueCaller account, you can proceed to removing your number from the service. Here's how.
Steps to remove your number from TrueCaller:
Cheers!!!
To let you know, TureCaller database also contains details of landline number. This doesn't mean much when telemarketers or spammers call from an office address, but ideally you wouldn't want strangers to know your home address just because you called them from your landline. Of course Truecaller sources this data from public data sources. This is because if someone knows your landline number, they can easily find the registered address via any publicly available phonebook (many telcos have this information public) or even by simply searching for your landline number on Google.
Therefore, security purpose i have created this post to let you know that you can easily remove your contact details from the TrueCaller database. Specially, if you are not using this service and still your contact details are displayed in the database, you should remove it on priority.
But for some that might not be that easy. If you are using TrueCaller app, you will have to first deactivate your account. Only then you will be able to remove your number. If you using this app and try to remove your details, you wont be able to do so. Also, only removing number won't be enough. Even if the number is removed your other details will still be visible. Your have to get everything removed from the database.
But TrueCaller provides an option to remove your number on their own website. For this, just follow the steps below. I have made it more easy by writing it for different mobile versions. So, even if you are using Android, Windows or Apple iPhone, you still can remove your details by following the steps below:
Steps to deactivate your Truecaller account
Android:
Open the app -> tap the people icon in the upper left corner -> Settings -> About -> Deactivate account.
iPhone:
Open the app -> tap the gear icon in the top right corner -> About TrueCaller -> Scroll down -> Deactivate Truecaller.
Windows Mobile:
Open the app and tap the three dots in the bottom right corner -> Settings -> Help -> Deactivate account.
Once you have deactivated your TrueCaller account, you can proceed to removing your number from the service. Here's how.
Steps to remove your number from TrueCaller:
- Go to the Truecaller unlist page.
- Enter your phone number with the correct country code. For example: +919822000000 or +919999999999.
- Tick one of the reasons for un-listing, or if you wish, type your reasons for removal in the Other form.
- Type the verification captcha.
- Click Un-list.
Cheers!!!
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