Tech Desk 
Mar 13, 2026
Truecaller has launched a new feature, named 'Hang Up for Family', which lets one person become an admin of a family group, who get alerts about fraud calls received by other members, and even end a call on their behalf.
The company said that the tech-savvy member of a family or friends group can become the admin of an up to five-member group. Once the other members join the group, the admin can get alerts about potentially fraudulent calls those members receive. If the admin believes that the call could harm the member, they can remotely end the call as well.
On Android, group members can grant permission to the admin to detect real-time activity such as walking or driving, battery level, and phone sound settings. The feature is helpful for admins to keep tabs on elderly members and to only call them when they are not walking or driving.
Truecaller — which has over 450 million users — initially launched the feature in December in select countries like Sweden, Chile, Malaysia, and Kenya.
Following the success of the feature, the company decided to launch 'Hang Up for Family' feature globally. Importantly, the feature is free, and users can create groups even if they are not on a paid Truecaller plan.
During the Q4 2025 earnings call, Truecaller CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala said: "Our focus continues to be on delivering a superior product, and as you are aware, the consumer can choose to have CNAP and Truecaller in parallel, where we provide a lot more information and a lot more context and various other solutions, for the consumer.”
