Earlier this year, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) developed an anti-spam app which allows users to report spam calls and messages, and later wanted Apple to list the app on the App Store. Apple denied TRAI’s request and after which the telecom regulatory authority gave Apple a deadline of January 2019 to approve the app or else, TRAI will direct telecom operators to deactivate Apple devices if it fails to comply.
India’s TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) and tech giant Apple got into a tussle back in July after the latter refused to allow the TRAI DND app on its App Store citing privacy reasons. As a result, iPhones faced a risk of getting banned in the country as TRAI had ordered the telecom operators of India to de-recognize devices (disallow voice calls and SMS) that don’t allow installation of the TRAI DND app. Now Android users didn’t have to worry as Google had already allowed the app on its Play Store. The only issue the government had was with Apple.
Apple wasn’t allowing TRAI’s app on the App Store as it required access to information like call logs and SMS – something that’s against the company’s policies. However, it now looks like TRAI has worked with Apple and has made changes to its app that has resulted in the TRAI DND app finally making its way to the App Store. Now that Apple has allowed TRAI’s DND app on its App Store, it no longer faces the risk of having iPhones banned in India.
For those unaware, with the TRAI DND app, iPhone users can register their mobile number for DND (Do Not Disturb), and can also report spam calls and SMS – an issue that almost every Indian mobile user faces on daily basis.
The registration process on the app is directly linked to a telecom operator’s customer support service and might take up to 7 days for a number to be registered and activate the DND feature. It must be noted that the app won’t block calls and messages from entities that users have subscribed to or whose services they actively use, such as their banking institution, cab-hailing service, food delivery apps, etc.
As for the reporting procedure, once users flag a call or SMS as spammy, the app will automatically create a complaint registration SMS that will be sent to the telecom operator on a toll-free number which is 1909.
Download:- Do Not Disturb (DND 2.0) for Android | TRAI DND – Do Not Disturb for iPhone
India’s TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) and tech giant Apple got into a tussle back in July after the latter refused to allow the TRAI DND app on its App Store citing privacy reasons. As a result, iPhones faced a risk of getting banned in the country as TRAI had ordered the telecom operators of India to de-recognize devices (disallow voice calls and SMS) that don’t allow installation of the TRAI DND app. Now Android users didn’t have to worry as Google had already allowed the app on its Play Store. The only issue the government had was with Apple.
Apple wasn’t allowing TRAI’s app on the App Store as it required access to information like call logs and SMS – something that’s against the company’s policies. However, it now looks like TRAI has worked with Apple and has made changes to its app that has resulted in the TRAI DND app finally making its way to the App Store. Now that Apple has allowed TRAI’s DND app on its App Store, it no longer faces the risk of having iPhones banned in India.
For those unaware, with the TRAI DND app, iPhone users can register their mobile number for DND (Do Not Disturb), and can also report spam calls and SMS – an issue that almost every Indian mobile user faces on daily basis.
The registration process on the app is directly linked to a telecom operator’s customer support service and might take up to 7 days for a number to be registered and activate the DND feature. It must be noted that the app won’t block calls and messages from entities that users have subscribed to or whose services they actively use, such as their banking institution, cab-hailing service, food delivery apps, etc.
As for the reporting procedure, once users flag a call or SMS as spammy, the app will automatically create a complaint registration SMS that will be sent to the telecom operator on a toll-free number which is 1909.
Download:- Do Not Disturb (DND 2.0) for Android | TRAI DND – Do Not Disturb for iPhone
Apple Finally Approves TRAI’s DND App After iPhone Deactivation Threat
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