Truecaller has launched TrueSDK that lets third-party apps to easily onboard users with their Truecaller profile and their Truecaller verified phone number. This helps both the users to quickly use their credentials that are already verified with Truecaller to easily engage with 3rd party apps of their choice.
“This service can be used by developers to sign up, update a user’s information, or purely verify the user’s phone number based identity in their mobile apps through user consent,” said the company.
It is currently available only on Android and the company already has 12 partners – Quikr, Mobikwik, redBus, CarDekho, BharatMatrimony.com, ixigo, OYO Rooms, TO THE NEW Digital, FreshMenu, Terraa, Cash Care and ShopClues.
TrueSDK is currently only available for selected partners on Android platform, but will be open to public in near future. To sign up for TrueSDK contact truesdk@truecaller.com with your app details.
TrueSDK offers
- Phone number based onboarding and verification
- Free to use and no verification cost for existing Truecaller users
- Significantly reduces friction in user on boarding
- Permission based flow
- Light weight client side SDK and minimal changes needed on developer’s backend
Commenting on the launch, Nami Zarringhalam, Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of Truecaller, said:
At Truecaller, our mission has always been to provide as much information as possible to users about their calls and enabling them to use that information in meaningful ways. In this process, we realized the power and importance of a mobile number, especially when it comes to personal identification. Our aim is to empower third party apps with a credible verification option and enable users to use the app of their choice by making their phone numbers their identity.
Priyam Bose, Director Worldwide Developer Relations at Truecaller, said:
Phone numbers are quickly becoming the primary personal identity to verify users in the global mobile arena. App Developers are looking for ways to minimize friction in user onboarding and engagement flows. TrueSDK gives developers an opportunity to fulfill these needs and overtime bridge offline and online identity gap. Instead of having every app developer build and maintain their own systems, they can now use TrueSDK and instead focus more on their core aspects of their app led offering.