Truecaller Launches Premium Service Promotion for all Microsoft Lumia Devices in India

Truecaller, a leading search technology company that is transforming the phonebook to make it more intelligent and useful, today announced the launch of its premium features promotion for all Microsoft Lumia devices in India. Over the next 6 months, all Microsoft Lumia device users in India will be able to enjoy Truecaller premium features for free, including on the recently launched Lumia 435 and 532 where Truecaller is pre-installed facilitating an out-of-the box experience.

The Truecaller Premium service features the following:

• Monthly Contact Requests: Every Truecaller Premium user will receive 30 contact requests at the beginning of each month. These contact requests can be used to contact someone through Truecaller’s name search. An SMS message will be sent to the number owner for their permission for the Premium user to view their contact details.

• Premium Badge: Truecaller Premium user profile is adorned by a Truecaller Premium Badge.

Truecaller has been growing rapidly and now has over 100 million users globally with India being the dominant market globally with over 60 million users.

“We are at a very exciting juncture and it gives us immense pleasure to launch this promotional offer for Microsoft Lumia devices in India wherein users get to experience our unique premium features at no cost. Microsoft has been a preferred brand for users over the years and Truecaller always focuses on associating with the leaders in the industry to provide the best-in-class experience to their users,” said Kari Krishnamurthy, ‎Vice President, Growth and Partnerships, Asia – Middle East – Africa, Truecaller.

“With the strong traction Truecaller is witnessing in India, we are delighted to have them extend their premium features to all Lumia device users in India at no cost for a six-month period. In the case of the recently launched Lumia 435 and 532, it is an out-of-the-box experience with Truecaller pre-installed on these devices,” said Navdeep Manaktala, Head - Applications & Developer Ecosystem at Microsoft Mobile Devices & Services. 

Truecaller is a service that transforms today’s phonebook with a set of smart features to make it more intelligent and useful. Truecaller lets you identify unknown incoming calls, block calls you don’t want to receive, and search for phone numbers and return a match of who the owner is. Microsoft Lumia smartphone users will have access to all the features of Truecaller, in addition to having the added bonus of Premium features for a period of six months.

The basic version of Truecaller is available for free on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Symbian S60 and Series 40 devices.

About Truecaller:

Truecaller is a leading search technology company that is transforming the phonebook with a set of intelligent and useful services. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Truecaller was founded in 2009 by Alan Mamedi and Nami Zarringhalam, and is available on all Internet-enabled devices and on the web. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Atomico and Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers. For more information visit www.truecaller.com