India's government, amid an uproar over privacy, has revoked an order quietly issued to smartphone makers to pre-install a ...

The Indian government issued a mandate that intends to force smartphone companies like Apple and Samsung to preinstall a ...

India's government, amid an uproar over privacy, has revoked an order quietly issued to smartphone makers to pre-install a ...

New Delhi wants a government app installed on all of the country's mobile phones, but opposition MPs and privacy advocates ...

“The government already possesses less intrusive means to verify device genuineness. The Sanchar Saathi web portals, ...

The download was quick, and the app opened with a language-selection screen offering 23 Indian languages like English, Hindi, ...

The country has a massive 1.16 billion mobile phone users, according to government data from 2024, and authorities say the ...

One feature that makes Android so special is the freedom to sideload APK (Android Package Kit) files, letting you install compatible apps outside the Play Store. The good news is that sideloading ...

India orders manufacturers to pre-install a non-removable government cybersecurity app, raising significant privacy and ...

Telecom security is a legitimate public objective, but Sanchar Saathi shouldn’t be forced upon smartphones. Coercion stokes ...

Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.” ...

India's government amended on Dec. 3 an order that required phone makers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app, ...