Spam number search How to use the Whoscall app
Voice phishing crimes are becoming more sophisticated. It is a preventive measure to check and block spam numbers in advance because it can cause great economic and psychological damage beyond simple fraud. It is helpful to install an application that can check whether an incoming phone number is spam in advance, block it, or search it. Today, we will look at Whoscall, a spam number search blocker app.
Spam number search application ‘Whoscall’ 스팸번호 검색
Whoscall is an application that determines whether or not an incoming call is spam by using the phone receiving function of the smartphone, the contact access authority, and the spam number information list owned by the smartphone. Whoscall was first released in 2010, and its performance has been proven enough to be widely used in 31 countries, regardless of Android phones and Apple iPhones. 좋은뉴스
Whoscall’s spam number database determines the nature and sender of the number based on hundreds of millions of phone numbers scattered on the Internet, and informs you of whether or not it is spam.
Sometimes, unregistered numbers are used as spam numbers, so you may not be able to filter them out. However, if users receiving spam calls from that number register it as spam in the Whoscall app, then all Whoscall users can check the information of that number. In other words, the more users, the higher the performance of filtering out spam numbers.
How to use Whoscall
It is very simple to search and block spam numbers using Whoscall.
1. Install the Whoscall app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
Go to Google Play Store
Go to Apple App Store
2. After installation, run the Whoscall application.
3. Access is required to check the information of the incoming phone number in the app and check whether it is spam or not. Check the list of permissions that the app guides you to, and click the [Activate Now] button to go to the management page and allow access. After enabling access, return to the Whoscall app.
4. In order to identify spam numbers with our own database when receiving a call, we need to download the data in advance. As shown in the picture, press the [Download] button to download the spam number list to the app. After the download is complete, you can now check unknown phone numbers not only when you receive a call, but also in your call history. This is useful when there is a history of missed calls from a number you see for the first time.
It also provides a spam number search function. However, since the number has not yet been registered on Whoscall, search results may not be displayed. If this is an unpleasant call, you can tap Block to avoid receiving it next time. Even if you do not bother to block after searching, you can manually register unwanted numbers from the [Blocked Numbers] menu on the main screen.
If you are not satisfied with the Whoscall app search results, click [Search] at the bottom of the search results page to view the number search results on Google. I entered my personal number as a test. Information about the number entered in the worldwide database appears. Spammy phone numbers are more likely to appear in search results along with spam-related information.
Today, we looked at how to download and use the ‘Whoscall’ app on your smartphone to search for spam numbers. There is not much to set up separately, and if you install a spam number search blocking application like Whoscall, you can easily check related information whenever there is an incoming call.
Sometimes, I deliberately pick up the phone to catch the criminal who spammed. In a situation where personal information has already been leaked, if you do a little search on the Internet, you will be able to find out your personal identity and address in relation to your number, so you do not know what kind of retaliation you will face. I think the safest way to protect yourself from crime is to prepare a service that can search and determine spam numbers in advance and not receive calls when they come in.