Update December 3 2025, 10:43am ET: India has withdrawn its mandate requesting manufacturers to install the Sanchar Saathi app, according to reporting from Reuters. The text below has been left ...

New Delhi — India's government revoked an order on Wednesday that had directed smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung to install a state-developed and owned security app on all new devices. The ...

The Indian government has ordered Apple and other smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a state-owned “security” app on all phones before they are sold to users. Update: As we predicted, Apple has ...

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India mandates all cellphone makers to pre-install the "Sanchar Saathi" cybersecurity app within 90 days, allowing users to uninstall it if desired. All cellphone makers and importers must pre-install ...

The Centre has directed mobile phone manufacturers to ensure that its fraud reporting app ‘Sanchar Saathi‘ is pre-installed in all handsets within 90 days, triggering a concern among many about ...

Bengaluru: India's telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app that cannot be deleted, a government order showed, a move ...

The telecom ministry ordered all new smartphones to preload the Sanchar Saathi app, Reuters reports The app aids recovery of lost phones and blocks stolen devices through a central registry ...

This month in security with Tony Anscombe – December 2025 edition As 2025 draws to a close, Tony looks back at the cybersecurity stories that stood out both in December and across the whole of this ...

India issued an order to pre-install a state-owned app on all smartphones The move has attracted backlash due to privacy concerns The government said it's a way to halt cybercrime and hacking UPDATE: ...