Truecaller has launched a household-level fraud protection feature as the Swedish company expands its role beyond caller ID in response to the growing number of fraud attempts targeting multiple members of a household.
The new feature, called Family Protection, allows up to five people to join a family group overseen by one member who acts as an administrator and manages fraud blocking settings for the others. Family Protection is initially released as a pilot for Android and iOS users in Sweden, Chile, Malaysia and Kenya.
Truecaller said the feature is designed so that the most digitally confident person in a household can handle fraud checks on behalf of less tech-savvy family members.
On Android, the family manager can receive notifications during suspected scam calls. view basic device status, including battery level. and remote termination calls were flagged as fraudulent, the company said.
Fraud activity is increasing worldwide as more people come online. This activity has exploded in markets where first-time smartphone users and the elderly are most vulnerable to fraud. Countries, including India, have reported sharp increases in impersonation attempts and multi-step schemes that exploit gaps in digital familiarity. Truecaller plans to address this with its new feature, which will roll out to additional key regions, including India, in the first quarter of 2026.
Truecaller CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala told TechCrunch that the company has seen scammers shift from targeting individuals to entire households, with schemes unfolding through a series of calls, texts, missed calls and impersonation efforts targeting multiple family members to find a vulnerable entry point. That trend spurred the launch of the multi-user protection system, he said.
Family Protection is available as a free feature to users. However, if the family manager upgrades to a Premium Family plan, all members will get an ad-free experience along with stronger spam protection and automatic rejection of high-risk calls, the company said.
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With a user base of more than 450 million worldwide, Truecaller detects approximately 63 million fraud attempts per day, allowing it to track changes in fraud schemes in real time. The company says its community also reports about 166 million spam calls daily, creating one of the largest data sets of phone fraud activity worldwide.
However, Truecaller is facing new competition in India, its biggest market, as the government there begins trials of one Caller name display system which will display the name registered with the telecom providers on incoming calls. Truecaller is adding features beyond Caller ID, including Family Protection, as it adapts to regulatory and market changes in India and other key markets.
“With Family Protection, one person’s vigilance now enhances security for up to five family members,” said Jhunjhunwala, adding that the company aims to extend protection without requiring additional effort from users.
