Phone directory app Truecaller updates iPhone app to version 5.0

Phone directory app Truecaller, which has updated its iPhone app to version 5.0 has also added 'Today Widget' in its app service to help users identify an unknown number instantl, Jagran Post reported.

It also redesigned its user interface to optimise it for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones.

Its new Today Widget, called 'Truecaller Widget Search', helps users identify a missed call.

The feature allows users to easily copy an unknown phone number from the call history and then drag it down to Apple's Today View to identify the caller.

It also allows users to search for people within and outside the user's phonebook.

The app first  searches for the number or name from the phonebook of the user and in case it is not listed in the phonebook, it searches from within the Truecaller database. Currently the Truecaller database has 1.6 billion names.

Users can update the latest version of the app through Apple's App Store, but the app is also available for other devices on Google Play, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Nokia feature phones.

Users can now also search for information and photos from social media profiles to the Truecaller phonebook, a feature that Android users got back in December, NDTV reported.

Users would be able to choose the way they searched in their friends' Truecaller phonebooks by updating their profile.

Additionally, the new user interface would allow for quick ways to send text messages or place calls to user profiles just discovered.

Once a user profile was pulled, users would need to swipe left to place a call or text. The updated Truecaller app for iPhone also brings updated spam filters for better protection against unwanted calls, and the app was claimed to be faster than before.

Alan Mamedi, co-founder and CEO of Truecaller, said about the app in a statement, "We want to streamline and personalise the experience for our users as much as possible and a smarter design was essential to improving the experience. This is the next big step we're taking to increase the utility of our app, while helping the iOS community save time with tools they need to identify unknown numbers.

"We think the new Truecaller will improve the way millions of people use the service every day, and based on some of the great feedback we've had so far, we're confident that we're moving in the right direction toward our next 100 million users."