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Truecaller beats Google to the punch with OTP cleanup, and adds Dark Souls-style caller comments
Perfect for the intersection between OCD and laziness
Last month we reported that an upcoming version of Google Messages will automatically delete all of those one time passwords and verification codes littering your text message inbox. Either someone at Truecaller was already working on that feature, or they lit a fire under their butts, because the latest version of the app does just that.
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Back in May, some detective work revealed that Google Messages would soon organize its texts into different categories, making it easier to find the conversation you're looking for. Included in this was the ability to auto-delete one-time passwords (OTPs) after twenty-four hours. Now the feature is official and will start arriving in a few weeks.
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- A new post on Twitter sheds a bit more light on the app's settings. Screenshots show a new submenu called Message Organization with two options. When enabled, the first one automatically deletes current and future OTP messages after 24 hours to unclog your inbox. The second automatically categorizes messages, a feature we've also spotted recently.
Whether you're making an online purchase or simply trying to log into your account, you're most likely going to be asked to enter a one-time code sent to your mobile number via SMS. Since these messages are useless a few minutes after being received, they create unnecessary clutter in your texts, unless you manually bother to tidy up and delete them. Thankfully, Google has a solution for you with its Messages app, as it's working on a way to automatically scrap these texts for you.