[Review] Using the phone number identification app "whoscall" was too convenient – ​​Zero unnecessary phone calls!?

In these days when smartphones have become commonplace, the "telephone" has become more familiar. Chat apps and e-mail are often used for small contact, but there are still opportunities to call for urgent matters. That's why when I get a phone call, not an email or a chat, I'm prepared to say, "Is there something urgent?" If it's a number you don't know, it's even more unsettling. I rushed to answer the phone while my heart was pounding...

\It was a "nuisance call" such as unnecessary sales and fraud!/

It's not uncommon. I don't want to answer nuisance calls if possible, but I can't just ignore all the calls from numbers I don't know.

＼I wish there was a way to tell if a call is spam before answering!／

After thinking about such a thing for many years, the editorial department recommended an iOS app called “Whoscall”. It is said that it is a number identification application developed by Gogolook in Taiwan that can determine whether an incoming call is a nuisance call or not. It is said that Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and IT Minister Audrey Tan have recognized its ability as an effective app for preventing and blocking fraud and nuisance calls.

That sounds convenient! So I decided to try it out.

"Whoscall" is an app released on Google Play in 2010. It is also known to have been recommended by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and is highly rated not only in Taiwan but around the world. It has been featured in the Japanese media, so some people may already know about it. Currently, the iOS version has been released, and has exceeded 80 million downloads worldwide.

The mechanics of Whoscall are simple. It can determine where the call came from and whether it is a nuisance call. It is said that it will identify numbers using a database of about 1 billion accumulated based on big data.

When you download the app from the App Store and launch it, you will first be prompted to enable access permissions for your smartphone.

By linking the phone app and "Whoscall", you can see that "Whoscall:" is displayed under the number in the call history (the name of the store, etc. is displayed behind the :). is being used). In this way, the past history is also checked against the database.

By the way, you can also check by entering the phone number directly in the Whoscall app. Until now, if you received a missed call from an unknown phone number, you would have to type the number into a search engine to look it up, but with Whoscall, the information is simple and easy to understand. It's also easy to use.

One day after using Whoscall for a while, I received a call from a number I didn't recognize. Normally, I would be at a loss as to whether I should answer or not, but the screen says "nuisance call".

Whoscall looked up the phone number in a database and identified the number as registered as spam. In this way, the true value of "Whoscall" is demonstrated when you actually receive a phone call. With this, you don't have to worry about "I don't know the number, but is it a nuisance call? Or maybe it's an important call?"

In addition, you can manually block numbers that are determined to be nuisance calls from the app function. iOS also has an incoming call rejection setting function, but it is troublesome to have to register each contact, so this is convenient. Whoscall also has an automatic block function, and AI automatically blocks "frequently reported nuisance calls" without doing anything. Very good for mental health.

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The other day, I went to the hospital for a health checkup, and Whoscall was also helpful at that time. When I was on the train after completing all the inspections, I received a call from an unfamiliar phone number. Normally, I think, ``I can't get out because it's a train, so I'll just ignore it and turn back when I get to the nearest station,'' but the screen shows the name of the hospital where I just finished a medical checkup.

When I got off the train in a hurry and turned back, I was told that I had left my health insurance card, so please come and pick it up. If she had left her at the nearest station, she would have turned back in a depressed mood.

Registering the numbers of hospitals and shops that you don't usually go to is troublesome, but if you use Whoscall, you can automatically identify them, so you can quickly respond in an emergency.

Some people might think, ``I can put all the numbers that can be called in the phone book app and ignore all other calls.'' However, no matter how hard you try to register, the possibility of receiving an important call from an unknown phone number is not zero. For example, a business partner may call you from the road using a smartphone instead of the office phone. Even the phone number of a courier or pizza delivery person can't be registered in the first place.

It depends on the style of life, but at least it is difficult for me to "register all numbers in advance". That's why I answer, thinking, "This number is not registered, but it might be an important call."

Looking back over the past, there have been a number of events that made me wish I had Whoscall. I got a phone call while I was traveling by train, thinking that it might be an urgent call from the person I was meeting at the site, so I went out of my way to get off the train and found out that it was just a sales call. On the way home after making a reservation at a nice restaurant and enjoying eating out, I ignored a call from a number I didn't know, but the store actually contacted me about a forgotten item.

＼If only I had Whoscall, I wouldn't have felt empty at that time!／

For that reason, I would definitely recommend introducing "Whoscall" to anyone who has ever wondered, "Who is this phone?"

Whoscall's iOS app has a free version and a paid premium version. Whoscall's free version includes a "block" feature that allows you to manually create a blocklist and a "phone number lookup" feature that allows you to look up phone numbers in the database. In addition to the above, the premium plan, which costs 200 yen per month (1,800 yen for the annual plan), has a "number identification" function that identifies unregistered phone numbers from a database, and uses AI technology to detect suspicious numbers and predict fraudulent calls. You can use the "Block nuisance calls" function.

Currently, both OSs are holding a “Premium version 1 month free event”, so please take this opportunity to experience the convenience of “Whoscall”.

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If you want to know more about "Premium version 1 month free event", click here▶

[PR] Courtesy of Gogolook