Are you wondering how to delete Truecaller call history? If yes, you can not afford to miss this exclusive step-by-step guide. Just like other applications, Truecaller too had a humble beginning before it went on to market itself as one of the most powerful caller identification services and for good reasons.
Be it the tool’s interactive user interface or its frequent software updates that further streamline the overall performance, Truecaller is indeed a powerhouse. From caller identification to spam protection, from smart messaging to call blocking, this is just a gist of what the app has to offer.
If you are its proud user and facing hurdles while deleting a call from the call log or in fact, clearing the entire call log, you are not alone. I regularly come across queries such as how to delete a call from call log or how to clear call history in Truecaller. To solve all these, here is a step-by-step guide. Furthermore, I will also discuss how you can clear the Truecaller search history as well. So, let’s kickstart.
How To Clear Call History In Truecaller?
Before processing further, you must confirm whether you want to clear a particular call from the Truecaller call history or delete the entire history in one go.
If you want to take off a single call from the Truecaller call history, follow the below steps. (The attached screenshots will help you go through easily).
- Open the Truecaller application on your device.
- On the home screen, find the call you want to clear off from the history section.
- Long press on it until a toolbar consisting of all possible actions (such as unread, pin, archive, delete, and block) appears at the top of the home screen.
- Tap on the “delete“ option.
- A confirmation dialogue box will appear stating: This will delete all messages and call logs in the thread. Tap on the “DELETE” option to confirm.
- The selected call has been deleted from the Truecaller call history.
If you want to clear the entire call log in Truecaller rather than just a single call, follow the given steps.
- Open the Truecaller application on your device.
- On the home screen, you will find the “dial pad option“ at the bottom right-hand corner. Tap on it.
- The dial pad will open up as shown in the following screenshot.
- Tap on the three vertical dots at the top right-hand corner of the screen.
- Upon tapping, a brief menu bar will open up with options such as – delete all calls, outgoing calls, incoming calls, missed calls, blocked calls, and paste. Tap on the “Delete all calls” option.
- A confirmation dialogue box will appear stating: Are you sure you want to clear all calls? Tap on the “OK” option to proceed.
- Congratulations, your entire call history in Truecaller is now cleared.
So, this was all about how to delete call history in Truecaller. If you now wish to delete the search history as well, don’t worry. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to delete search history in Truecaller.
How To Delete Search History In Truecaller?
After the call log, the search section is the 2nd most cluttered section of Truecaller. In the search section, you can search for any name or unknown number. Furthermore, you will find all your searches either by name or number for a quick dial-up in the search section by simply clicking on the number.
To keep the search section clutter-free, it is recommended to clean it regularly. To do so, follow these steps.
- Open the Truecaller application on your device.
- On the top of the application, you have the search bar. Tap on it.
- You will get to the entire search history of Truecaller. To delete it, scroll down to the bottom of the app till you find the “CLEAR HISTORY” option as shown below.
- Tap on it.
- A dialogue box will appear stating: Are you sure you want to delete your recent search results? Tap on “DELETE” to proceed.
- Congratulations, your entire Truecaller search history has now been deleted.
Hurrah, you have successfully learnt how to delete call log on Truecaller along with the search history.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Just like Truecaller allows its users to delete the call history from the application, it also lets you get the call history back. To do so, first, you must have enabled backup on Truecaller. If the backup is enabled, it will backup all available details including the call history. So, next time you will install the application on another device, you just need to restore the backup to get the call history back.
Yes, Truecaller is a safe and legal application to install and use for a variety of reasons. The best among all is its ability to help you with caller identification.
You can easily view your Truecaller call details. To do so, tap on the dial pad icon at the bottom right-hand corner. Furthermore, tap on the three vertical dots on the top right-hand corner to filter out the call details on the basis such as incoming calls, outgoing calls, missed calls, or blocked calls. You can also delete your entire call history from one of the available options.
To clear the Truecaller search history, scroll down the search results page and click on the CLEAR HISTORY option to complete the process.
Closing Thoughts
No doubt Truecaller is an amazing application to identify unknown callers and take adequate actions right away without going somewhere else. The call history keeps a record of all your calls for convenience. However, it is recommended to keep the call history clear to find out important contacts easily when required.
If you are unable to delete any particular call detail or the entire call log, you will find this guide immensely helpful. Let us know in the comment section if you face any problems in any step and we would be happy to assist you.
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