Unfortunately, Spam calls have become commonplace. Almost every day I get a call from an unknown number, and if I decide to answer, it’s usually a salesman. At worst, these calls could be an attempted scam.
That’s why I tend not to answer calls from unknown numbers, at least in most cases, and I know I’m not the only one who has made this decision to get rid of spam. But, How do I know if this call I didn’t answer was actually something important? Maybe I’m waiting for a call for work, or some other reason, and I haven’t anticipated the person who will call me. How do I know if I should have answered this call?
How to know if a missed call was SPAM or not
There are several methods to block SPAM calls on Android phones, but those who make these calls usually find ways to bypass them and so we still receive these calls on our phones.
But as we mentioned a few lines ago, that call from an unknown number sometimes contained important information. Fortunately, there is a very quick way to tell if a missed call w as SPAM or not. All you have to do is use an application (or its website), and in less than a minute we will have the answer.
One of the best caller IDs available is Truecaller, which can be used from its website to look up phone numbers, or directly from the Android mobile app.
The app works great, although it requires you to grant permissions to Truecaller on your phone so it can do things like access phone calls, text messages (SMS), and your contact book . It is important determine if you are ready to grant these permissionsfor confidentiality reasons.
Once installed on your mobile, the Truecaller application can block spam calls, however, it is also possible to use the application to identify the origin of a missed call, and thus know if the phone number is saved like SPAM, or if it was an important call. It can even work with hidden or private numbers. If the call was spam, it is possible to block the phone number in Truecaller so that you no longer receive your calls.
Truecaller: identification calls and spam
Truecaller is an application capable of identifying calls to avoid spam and scam attempts.
This is an application that works very quickly and accurately and is available for free, although this version includes advertisements. The paid version of Truecaller removes advertising and offers more features, such as the ability to view profiles on Truecaller privately and know who viewed your profile.
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