Truecaller update for Android brings built-in dialer, Smart Call History and more

Truecaller has announced that it will be adding a built-in dialer and more in an upcoming Android update. This also means that Truecaller will be phasing out the standalone app soon. But users need not fear right now as Truedialer is not going to be chucked out of the Google Play Store anytime soon. The Stockholm-based company explains that it will begin to gradually push features from its Truedialer app into its main Truecaller app. It will begin moving features like ‘Smart Call History’, ‘Availability’ etc. via its new app update that should be available at the Google Play Store in the coming days. The Availability feature, currently available on Truedialer will work better when it fits into the main app, since it needs to be installed on the receiver’s handset as well.  Since more users have Truecaller than Truedialer, this indeed makes a bit more sense. The feature lets users know whether their friends and contacts are available before they call them. The ability to dial directly from the Truecaller app with a built-in dialer is the biggest update. But the same will also be an optional one and Truecaller will not be forcing anyone to use its custom built-in dialer. VentureBeat reported that features from the Truemessenger app are going nowhere. Truecaller had recently launched a user verification SDK (Software Development Kit) for third-party apps which will allow apps to verify users based on their information with Truecaller. As of now the SDK is only on Android and is available to registered third party apps on that platform.