News Summary

Truecaller, the Swedish company known for its spam call-fighting technology, has announced it will discontinue its call-recording feature on iOS devices starting September 30. This decision comes two years after the feature was initially launched, as the company shifts its focus towards enhancing its core offerings such as Live Caller ID and automatic spam-blocking. The call-recording feature, which was available to paying subscribers, faced challenges on iOS due to Apple’s restrictions on third-party app call recording. Truecaller used a recording line to merge calls, a method that proved costly and complex. Despite having around 3 million subscribers globally, iOS accounts for 44% of Truecaller’s premium revenue. The move follows Apple’s introduction of native call-recording and transcription support in an iOS 18.1 update last year.