Communication apps are not only incorporating improvements that, in many cases, make them more similar to social networks, but they are also adding other elements focused on satisfying other user demands: Caring for security and privacy. The most popular ones such as WhatsApp or Telegram are not the only ones that seek to achieve these advances.
However, among these tools, which have achieved hundreds of millions of downloads, it is possible to find others much more discreet that also aim to stand out for meeting the demands of the public. This is the case of Hiya, of which we will tell you more below and that among its claims, it has the blocking of calls and contacts.
Operation
Hiya's operation is very simple: Prohibits the entrance of all those calls from contacts that are not registered in the agendas and that have been classified as fraudulent. In the medium term, it allows you to create a list with all these unknown numbers. At the same time, it is possible to carry out a search that details their origin and sends notifications when they contain other elements such as spam.
Similarities with other communication apps
As we have seen before, this platform bears a great resemblance to others that are based on the blocking not just from calls, but from posts. In this case, there is also a function that identifies those addresses that send us texts and that, once again, is focused on the detection of fraudulent addresses. Finally, it also houses a warning system with which we can warn other users about the origin of numbers and addresses of doubtful credibility.
Free?
As with other communication apps, Hiya does not have no cost initial. Updated in mid-May, it currently has about 10 million downloads. To enjoy all its functions it is necessary to have terminals with the latest versions of Android. It has received criticism for some aspects such as translation errors and the appearance of advertising from the most used social networks in the world.
What do you think are the biggest hits and misses of platforms like this? Do you think that most users opt for the most popular ones? What measures do you take to protect your conversations and the devices themselves? You have available more related information about other similar ones such as Wisp so that you can know all the alternatives at your disposal.