Caller Info Tells You Where That Call's Area Code Is From [Android Downloads]

By Whitson Gordon Oct 11, 2011 3:00 PM 12,950 11

If you're getting a call from someone you haven't added to your address book, sometimes you can determine who it is by looking up the number's area code. Caller Info displays a small popup with incoming calls letting you know the number's origin.

Caller Info doesn't show you where the call is coming from, per se—it just shows where the area code is from. So, it isn't a creepy way to pinpoint someone's location, but rather a way to see that if a call is coming from Minnesota, and you only know one person from Minnesota, that you can determine who's calling you. Caller Info also lets you look up area codes on demand from the app's minimal interface, on the off chance you missed the call. It's a really handy little app to have, if you run into this problem often.

Caller Info is a free download for Android devices.

Caller Info - ID: Call Area | Android Market

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