How to remove your number and name from Truecaller?

How to remove your number and name from Truecaller?

Truecaller uses millions of people worldwide. And you probably also used it. If not, we give you information about this. Whenever someone calls you with an unknown number, the Truecaller app tells you the identity of that user. Truecaller creates contact details through all user's smartphone address book. Maybe you have never used this app but still your number and name are present in the database of Truecaller. Because maybe before your number is using another and has stored its database on Truecaller.

Why should you remove your number and name from Truecaller?

Not everyone knows this, but the Truecaller app also tells some fixed line phone addresses. If there is no telemarketer and spam call from any office address, then there is no problem. But you would never want that a person may know the address of your house, that too only because you called him. True, Truecaller receives this information from the public data store. This is because someone knows you landline number In addition, know the registered address of the phonebook available in the public sector. Or, by entering your landline number in Google, your address will be known.

In this case, you would like your number to be removed from the database of Truecaller. Keep in mind that if you use this app you can not remove your number from this service. You have to close your account to delete the number. If you wanted to know the contact details of others by removing your number then this is not possible.

What to do to close the Truecaller account

On iPhone, Android or Windows Mobile you can deactivate your Truecaller account like this.

Android

Open the app> Tap People icon at the top left corner> Settings> About> Deactivate account

IPhone

Open the app> Tap the gear icon on the right in the top> About Truecaller> Go Down> Deactivate Truecaller again.

Windows Mobile

Open the app, then tap the three dot icon appearing on the lower right corner> Settings> Help> Deactivate the account.

Know the correct way to delete numbers from Truecaller

After closing the Truecaller account, you can remove your number from this service. For this, it must be done.

1. Go to the unlisted page of Truecaller.

2. Enter your number with the country code. For example- +911234567890 or + 918888888888

3. Tell the reason by choosing an option to unlist. If you want you can tell any other reason in another form.

4. Insert verification captcha.

5. Click on Unlisted.

Truecaller says that it removes these numbers within 24 hours of getting the unlist request. This does not mean that your number will not always exist in this service. We removed our number a year ago During this time, we never used Truecaller, but our number once again appeared on this service. In such a proper way, you should check with someone who uses Truecaller to check whether your contact details appear or not. If not, then you managed to remove your number from Truecaller. If you see, you can always ask to remove your number from Truecaller.