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I tried using the unlisting UI, but it says I need to install the app and deactivate my account before unlisting. When I install the app, it refuses to run unle

I tried using the unlisting UI, but it says I need to install the app and deactivate my account before unlisting. When I install the app, it refuses to run unless I grant it all sorts of permissions. So it seems before unlisting, I need to give truecaller my data. This absolutely ridiculous.

antisemiotic 7y ago
Outside of some legal recourse if that's possible where you live, have you tried installing it on an emulator and just giving it some garbage data?
- Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
  I had given a garbage name for my number as I knew for sure others who have my number in India have uploaded it to Truecaller (as in OP article). It displays the Garbage name for everyone for my number.
martynthewolf 7y ago
Im not sure if this is something available only in the UK/EU but I was able to login on the website https://www.truecaller.com/ https://www.truecaller.com/ and deactivate the account in my settings there, then successfully unlist my number. --edit. I should read slower. I see you aren't an existing user. That is indeed BS.
avaika 7y ago
It worked for me just from the site. I've never used the app before, never had it installed.
bscphil 7y ago
It said that for me too, and I've never had an account. I kept trying and it somehow worked on the fourth try. The format I used was "+1xxxxxxxxxx" for the number, not sure if that made any difference.
fuzz4lyfe 7y ago
Same here. Another dark pattern is they require the country code, they could have inferred it from my IP and auto populated it or had a list of countries via a dropdown instead they bury that the country code is required in a paragraph and disable the button if the phone number lacks it. At very least enable the button and pop up a error message if the country code is lacking. How many non technical users will give up with this form? I suspect many of them.
- g_sch 7y ago
  I don't think it's the case that your country code can be reliably inferred from your IP. When I lived in Europe, I had a German phone number but was frequently living/working in other countries.
  - innocenat 7y ago
    But, like, the search form at the top of the page has autopopulate country code.
    - fuzz4lyfe 7y ago
      I didn't notice that, that means it's a one liner to auto populate the form. Great work guys.
enitihas 7y ago
I was finally able to unlist successfully by installing truecaller on my iPad where it didn't ask for any permissions forcefully, deactivating my account, and then unlisting. Previously I was using my android phone.

antisemiotic 7y ago

Outside of some legal recourse if that's possible where you live, have you tried installing it on an emulator and just giving it some garbage data?

Abishek_Muthian 7y ago
I had given a garbage name for my number as I knew for sure others who have my number in India have uploaded it to Truecaller (as in OP article). It displays the Garbage name for everyone for my number.

martynthewolf 7y ago

Im not sure if this is something available only in the UK/EU but I was able to login on the website https://www.truecaller.com/ https://www.truecaller.com/ and deactivate the account in my settings there, then successfully unlist my number. --edit. I should read slower. I see you aren't an existing user. That is indeed BS.

avaika 7y ago

It worked for me just from the site. I've never used the app before, never had it installed.

bscphil 7y ago

It said that for me too, and I've never had an account. I kept trying and it somehow worked on the fourth try. The format I used was "+1xxxxxxxxxx" for the number, not sure if that made any difference.

fuzz4lyfe 7y ago

Same here. Another dark pattern is they require the country code, they could have inferred it from my IP and auto populated it or had a list of countries via a dropdown instead they bury that the country code is required in a paragraph and disable the button if the phone number lacks it. At very least enable the button and pop up a error message if the country code is lacking. How many non technical users will give up with this form? I suspect many of them.

g_sch 7y ago
I don't think it's the case that your country code can be reliably inferred from your IP. When I lived in Europe, I had a German phone number but was frequently living/working in other countries.
- innocenat 7y ago
  But, like, the search form at the top of the page has autopopulate country code.
  - fuzz4lyfe 7y ago
    I didn't notice that, that means it's a one liner to auto populate the form. Great work guys.

enitihas 7y ago

I was finally able to unlist successfully by installing truecaller on my iPad where it didn't ask for any permissions forcefully, deactivating my account, and then unlisting. Previously I was using my android phone.