It’s a government app. Of course it doesn’t work. Plausible that the government agency has some sort of deal with the data brokers that buy and sell numbers, also plausible that the app makers are just too incompetent or lazy or corrupt and completely immune from accountability. There is no other way that this app, which disappeared for YEARS while working, suddenly reappears and then doesn’t work. The stereotypes associated with Government employee negligence, ignorance, arrogance, incompetence are difficult to dismiss because of behaviours exactly like this. May those responsible behind this menace be publicly humiliated and fired. Millions lose their hard earned money through mobile scams because an organisation who controls everything (TRAI) REFUSES any responsibility or accountability. Paise khao bas. Deen, imaan, izzat, tameez, logic, ye kuch bhi ho to kisi ke paas to vo matlab sarkari naukar nahi hai. The world would be better without such people.

I had high hopes from the TRAI DND app, expecting it to block or reduce spam and unwanted calls. Unfortunately, the app has been a big letdown. Despite registering multiple complaints against spam numbers, the calls keep coming, and there’s barely any action taken.The interface is clunky, and it often fails to register complaints properly. Even after following all steps and marking numbers as spam, there is no noticeable improvement. It feels like the app is just a formality, with no real mechanism to enforce DND rules.TRAI needs to take stronger action against telemarketers and improve this app urgently. Otherwise, it’s just another app that looks good on paper but does nothing in reality.

I was so frustrated with the automated spam calls from the banks and other companies as well. Everyday I used to get atleast 5-10 spam calls from different numbers. But now after enabling the spam protection in TRAI DND, I didn’t get even a single spam call since a week i.e., when I started using this app. I am extremely satisfied with this app. If someone wants to avoid spam calls in their busy work life this is a must try app for sure. I really would like to thank the whole TRAI App team for developing a wonderful app that solves the daily user problems.

Companies like true caller are extorting money from people by using a database they got for free that people themselves created and making it accessible to them using charges. Govt should make such companies redundant by providing its own platform to people to help people report spam and fraud for everyone. We need a directory of numbers reported fraud that anyone can search to identify potential fraud/spam callers. This app is a good start, but needs to expand its functionality given the rampant nature of telecommunications and cyber crime in India.