Now you will be able to disconnect the scam calls of your loved ones from other cities also. New Family Protection feature of Truecaller launched: – ..

News India Live, Digital Desk: In view of the increasing cases of digital arrest, AI voice cloning and fraud by impersonating government officials, Truecaller has introduced the ‘Family Protection’ feature. This feature allows even the most ‘tech-savvy’ member of any household to ‘Digital Guard’ Gives the power to become.

How does this remote disconnect feature work? (How it Works)

To use this feature, you have to open a ‘Safety Circle’ Must make:

Role of Admin: One family member will become the admin, who can add another 4 members (total 5 people) to this circle.

Real-Time Alerts: As soon as your family member receives a call that has been marked as ‘Scam’ or ‘Fraud’ by Truecaller, the administrator will immediately receive a notification (Alert) on their phone.

Remote call hang-up: If the administrator feels that the call is dangerous, he can end the call by pressing a button from his own phone. Remotely disconnect (disconnect) Can do.

Status Monitoring: The administrator will also be able to see whether the family member’s phone is on silent or how much battery is left, so that help can be provided in case of emergency.

Android vs iPhone: What’s the difference?

This feature is available on both platforms, but there is a slight difference in its functionality:

For Android users: It works perfectly. Admin can remotely disconnect calls and receive real-time alerts.

For iPhone users: Due to Apple’s privacy policies, it is not possible to remotely hang up a call on an iPhone. However, iPhone users will get alerts and will be able to manage ‘Shared Block List’.

Full care has been taken of privacy

Truecaller has clarified that there is no compromise on privacy with the ‘Family Protection’ feature:

admin this No Will be able to see with whom the family member is talking or what is written in the message.

The alert will trigger only when the call ‘Flagged Scammer’ (Suspicious number).

No information about general calls will be shared with the administrator.

Price and availability

this feature Completely Free Is. However, users who take the ‘TrueCaller Premium Family Plan’ will get some additional security features like ‘Max Protection’ and ‘Ad-Free Experience’.