59 Chinese Apps Banned in India: Here is the Full List
4 years, 6 months ago

59 Chinese Apps Banned in India: Here is the Full List

News 18  

The government of India has announced a ban on 59 Chinese apps that were listed on the Google Play Store and the Apple iOS App Store in India. The list includes the popular short video service TikTok, browser and content app UC Browser, file sharing service Shareit, women-specific fashion shopping app Shein, popular mobile game Clash of Kings, and more. On this note, here is the full list of all 59 apps that have been announced as banned in India. TikTok Shareit Kwai UC Browser Baidu map Shein Clash of Kings DU battery saver Helo Likee YouCam makeup Mi Community CM Browser Virus Cleaner APUS Browser ROMWE Club Factory Newsdog Beauty Plus WeChat UC News QQ Mail Weibo Xender QQ Music QQ Newsfeed Bigo Live SelfieCity Mail Master Parallel Space Mi Video Call – Xiaomi WeSync ES File Explorer Viva Video – QU Video Inc Meitu Vigo Video New Video Status DU Recorder Vault- Hide Cache Cleaner DU App studio DU Cleaner DU Browser Hago Play With New Friends Cam Scanner Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile Wonder Camera Photo Wonder QQ Player We Meet Sweet Selfie Baidu Translate Vmate QQ International QQ Security Center QQ Launcher U Video V fly Status Video Mobile Legends DU Privacy

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Why is India not willing to encourage Chinese investment? Know here
5 months, 1 week ago

Why is India not willing to encourage Chinese investment? Know here

India TV News  

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that there India is not rethinking to support foreign direct investments from China as was projected by the Economic Survey tabled in the Lok Sabha before the presentation of Union Budget 2024-25. India faces two choices to benefit from the 'China plus one strategy' -- it can integrate into China's supply chain or …

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned

BBC  

The ghosts of India's TikTok: What happens when a social media app is banned Getty Images TikTok was one of India's most popular apps – until it was banned in 2020. Banning a massive social media app would be an unprecedented moment in American tech history, though the looming court battle currently leaves TikTok's fate uncertain. When TikTok went offline …

TikTok may be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it
8 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok may be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In June 2020, TikTok users in India bid …

TikTok may be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it
8 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok may be banned in the US. Here’s what happened when India did it

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature. In June 2020, TikTok users in India bid goodbye to the app, which is operated by Chinese internet firm ByteDance. The …

TikTok may be banned in the U.S. Here’s what happened when India did it
8 months, 2 weeks ago

TikTok may be banned in the U.S. Here’s what happened when India did it

LA Times  

Activists in Jammu, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, demonstrate in 2020 against Chinese President Xi Jinping next to a banner showing the logos of TikTok and other Chinese apps banned in India. In June 2020, TikTok users in India bid goodbye to the app, which is operated by Chinese internet firm ByteDance. The government cited privacy concerns and said that Chinese apps …

Fake messaging apps espionage campaign targets Indian users
9 months ago

Fake messaging apps espionage campaign targets Indian users

India TV News  

Researchers have reportedly discovered an active espionage campaign 'eXotic Visit', that has been targeting Android users with fake messaging apps. In a report, the researchers said, "Apps that contain XploitSPY can extract contact lists and files, the device’s GPS location, and the names of files listed in specific directories related to the camera, downloads, and various messaging apps such as …

US House passes bill that can force China's ByteDance to either sell TikTok or get banned
9 months, 4 weeks ago

US House passes bill that can force China's ByteDance to either sell TikTok or get banned

Op India  

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that can force the Chinese company ByteDance, the owner of the short video app TikTok, to either sell TikTok to a US-based company or get banned in the country. The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would give TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest the …

Google Play Store: 8 out of 10 Indian companies return to the platform
10 months, 1 week ago

Google Play Store: 8 out of 10 Indian companies return to the platform

India TV News  

As the battle between Google and Indian startups intensifies, some apps of 8 out of 10 key homegrown companies who are spearheading the fight with the tech giant are already back on the Google Play Store after they complied with the new policy. Google had delisted more than a dozen apps by major Indian digital companies, including Matrimony and Shaadi.com …

Google agrees to restore Indian apps after IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's intervention
10 months, 1 week ago

Google agrees to restore Indian apps after IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's intervention

Op India  

On Saturday, March 2, Google reversed its earlier decision and agreed to restore the Indian apps removed from the Play Store over a dispute regarding the service fees. This kind of de-listing cannot be permitted.” Earlier, on Friday, Google had removed apps belonging to 10 Indian companies, including well established brands like Bharatmatrimony and Naukri. While removing the apps, the …

Google restores Indian apps after intervention by Centre: Report
10 months, 1 week ago

Google restores Indian apps after intervention by Centre: Report

Hindustan Times  

Google on Saturday restored all Indian apps it had removed, following intervention by the Narendra Modi government, ANI reported. Searches on Google Play Store had revealed that apps like Shaadi, Matrimony.com, Bharat Matrimony, Altt Balaji, Kuku FM were among the apps removed by the tech giant. Bharat Matrimony founder Murugavel Janakiraman had described the move as "dark day" for the …

Info Edge founder bats for ’Indian app store’ after Google action on Indian apps
10 months, 1 week ago

Info Edge founder bats for ’Indian app store’ after Google action on Indian apps

Live Mint  

Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani on Friday called for the creation of India's mobile application store as a part of its ‘Digital Public Infrastructure’ following tech giant Google India's action against mobile applications of 10 Indian companies. The tech giant took down multiple Indian mobile applications like Bharat Matrimony from Play Store because of a dispute over service fee payments. …

Why did Google take action against 10 Indian developers? Here's all you need to know
10 months, 1 week ago

Why did Google take action against 10 Indian developers? Here's all you need to know

India TV News  

Google has announced that it will remove some Indian apps from its Play Store. “After giving these developers more than three years to prepare, including three weeks after the Supreme Court’s order, we are taking necessary steps to ensure our policies are applied consistently across the ecosystem, as we do for any form of policy violation globally,” Google wrote in …

Google starts removing multiple Indian apps from Play Store for not paying service fee
10 months, 1 week ago

Google starts removing multiple Indian apps from Play Store for not paying service fee

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Google on Friday began removing some apps, including popular matrimony apps, from its Play Store in India over a dispute on service fee payments. While Bharat Matrimony founder Murugavel Janakiraman described the move as "dark day" for the Internet in India, Kuku FM co-founder Vinod Kumar Meena, in a statement, said that Google was behaving like a 'monopoly'. …

PhonePe launches app store to take on Google’s Play Store
10 months, 2 weeks ago

PhonePe launches app store to take on Google’s Play Store

Hindustan Times  

Walmart-backed Indian fintech PhonePe on Wednesday launched its app store for Android called Indus Appstore, becoming the first Indian rival to Google’s Play Store. The company is in conversation with multiple phone manufacturers so that the app store can come pre-loaded on different Android cellphones, founder and PhonePe CEO Sameer Nigam said at the launch event in Delhi. “We are …

Apple, Google remove foreign eSIM providers Airalo, Holafly: Report
1 year ago

Apple, Google remove foreign eSIM providers Airalo, Holafly: Report

Hindustan Times  

Tech giants Apple and Google have taken down two apps offering international SIM services, from their respective app stores – App Store and Play Store – in India. The apps were removed following instructions from the Department of Telecommunications, which has also contacted internet service providers to block access to the websites of both the apps. Google Play Store The …

Govt of India bans over 100 fraudulent Chinese websites in crackdown on China-operated financial scams
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt of India bans over 100 fraudulent Chinese websites in crackdown on China-operated financial scams

Firstpost  

The government of India has banned over 100 Chinese-operated investment scam websites. These websites were found to be intricately linked to multiple bank accounts, with funds being transferred between accounts to confuse investigating agencies In a decisive move against financial fraud, the Government of India has launched a comprehensive initiative to ban over 100 Chinese-operated investment scam websites that have …

Google Will Not Launch These 5 Things In India: All Details
1 year, 3 months ago

Google Will Not Launch These 5 Things In India: All Details

News 18  

Google has launched multiple products in India this week and the list includes the new Pixel 8 series phones and the Pixel Watch 2 smartwatch. 5 Things That Google Will Not Launch In India Pixel 8 Pro With 256GB or More Storage Google has launched the 128GB and 256GB storage variants of the Pixel 8 in the country but when …

Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight
1 year, 3 months ago

Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight

The Hindu  

Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government licence before their release on its China App Store, joining local rivals that had adopted the policy years earlier to meet tightening state regulations. Apple began last Friday requiring app developers to submit the "internet content provider filing" when they publish new apps on its App Store, …

Apple, China met to discuss Beijing's crackdown on western apps: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Apple, China met to discuss Beijing's crackdown on western apps: Report

The Hindu  

Apple staff met with Chinese officials in recent months to discuss concerns over new rules that will restrict the U.S. tech giant from offering many foreign apps currently available on its app store in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The officials told Apple that it must strictly implement the rules which ban unregistered foreign apps, the …

Apple’s App Store may become illegal in China soon after CCP's forces tech cos to submit information
1 year, 3 months ago

Apple’s App Store may become illegal in China soon after CCP's forces tech cos to submit information

Firstpost  

China has asked all tech companies operating in China to submit a whole bunch of documents and information regarding their app stores. Because of this, Apple’s App Store may become illegal China has released its first list of 26 mobile app stores that have provided their business details to regulators, but notably, Apple’s app store is absent from the list. …

China lists mobile app stores that comply with new rule, but Apple missing
1 year, 3 months ago

China lists mobile app stores that comply with new rule, but Apple missing

The Hindu  

China's cyberspace regulator released on Wednesday names of the first batch of mobile app stores that have completed filing business details to regulators, signalling it has begun to enforce new rules that expand its oversight of mobile apps. The country now requires mobile app stores and mobile apps to submit business details to the government. Beijing's push to tighten scrutiny …

Banned or not? Why there is confusion over restrictions on iPhone use in China
1 year, 3 months ago

Banned or not? Why there is confusion over restrictions on iPhone use in China

Firstpost  

China has denied issuing any ban on the ‘purchase or use’ of Apple’s iPhones. The remarks by its foreign ministry spokesperson come after multiple media reports said last week that staffers at central government agencies have been forbidden to use the smartphone at the workplace China has denied banning Apple’s iPhones for government staff at work. “China has not issued …

NewsClick controversy: Did China shift its propaganda from phone apps to media?
1 year, 5 months ago

NewsClick controversy: Did China shift its propaganda from phone apps to media?

India Today  

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India should be pragmatic about huge Chinese investments
1 year, 5 months ago

India should be pragmatic about huge Chinese investments

Live Mint  

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Digital Loan Apps in India denied access to user location and call logs: Know Google’s latest guidelines
1 year, 7 months ago

Digital Loan Apps in India denied access to user location and call logs: Know Google’s latest guidelines

India TV News  

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Chinese e-commerce platform Shein relaunching in India 3 years after govt blocked it
1 year, 7 months ago

Chinese e-commerce platform Shein relaunching in India 3 years after govt blocked it

India Today  

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Apple removes 1,474 apps in 2022, THESE many from India
1 year, 7 months ago

Apple removes 1,474 apps in 2022, THESE many from India

India TV News  

Apple removed 1,474 apps from its App Store as per requests from various governments to take down such apps in 2022, including a massive 1,435 from mainland China and just 14 from India. According to the company's '2022 App Store Transparency Report', the Pakistan government requested to take down 10 apps while Russia asked to remove seven apps for violating …

Both America’s political camps agree that TikTok is troubling
1 year, 7 months ago

Both America’s political camps agree that TikTok is troubling

Hindustan Times  

“Abusing state power to suppress foreign companies”. Politicians in Washington are considering two options that China’s government has long embraced for American companies: curbing TikTok’s freedom to operate, or an outright ban. Many politicians think a sale of TikTok to an American company rather than an outright ban is most politically palatable, but recent reports suggest that China would rather …

Battlegrounds Mobile India is Coming Back for 90 Days But Authorities to Keep Close Watch
1 year, 7 months ago

Battlegrounds Mobile India is Coming Back for 90 Days But Authorities to Keep Close Watch

News 18  

The ban on the popular but controversial game app Battlegrounds Mobile India is set to be lifted for three months after temporary clearance but it will remain under the scanner, sources have confirmed to News18. Sources also said the competent authority in Ministry of Home Affairs has accorded conditional approval to unblock BGMI for analysis and re-evaluation. Intel Report That …

Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India for violating norms in 2022
1 year, 8 months ago

Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India for violating norms in 2022

India TV News  

New Delhi: Google took action against over 3,500 loan apps in India in 2022 for violating Play Store policy requirements, the company said on Thursday. Google said that overall it prevented 1.43 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play banning 173,000 bad accounts preventing over USD 2 billion in fraudulent and abusive transactions in 2022. "In India, in …

TikTok CEO grilled in connection with China, calls India's ban 'hypothetical'
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok CEO grilled in connection with China, calls India's ban 'hypothetical'

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington : TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before US Congress amid growing security concerns and potential Chinese government influence over the company. During a four-hour long hearing, Chew time and again stressed that the TikTok app, which is owned by the Chinese technology company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government and …

TikTok employees can still access Indian users data despite ban: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok employees can still access Indian users data despite ban: Report

Hindustan Times  

Despite China's app TikTok has been banned by Centre for around three years now, the employees of the short-video sharing platform and its Beijing-based parent, ByteDance can still access the personal data of Indian users, says a report from Forbes. The report claims that anyone at the companies with simple access to their tools can retrieve and analyse specific information …

Despite getting banned in 2020, TikTok still has access to data of Indian users
1 year, 9 months ago

Despite getting banned in 2020, TikTok still has access to data of Indian users

Firstpost  

Almost three years after TikTok’s largest market, India, banned the Chinese-owned social media app due to geopolitical tensions, a Forbes report has revealed that troves of personal data from Indian citizens who used TikTok are still widely accessible to employees at the company and its Beijing-based parent, ByteDance. According to the employee, almost anyone with rudimentary access to the businesses’ …

China criticizes possible US plan to force TikTok sale
1 year, 9 months ago

China criticizes possible US plan to force TikTok sale

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s government said Thursday it would oppose possible U.S. plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the short-video service as a security risk and warned such a move would hurt investor confidence in the United States. A forced sale “would seriously damage investors from multiple countries including China” and hurt “confidence to invest in the United States,” …

TikTok still has access to data of millions of Indian users, new report reveals
1 year, 9 months ago

TikTok still has access to data of millions of Indian users, new report reveals

India Today  

It has been more than three years since TikTok was banned in India. "I don't think Indians are aware of how much of their data is exposed to China right now, even with the ban in place," a TikTok employee told Forbes.The report further highlighted that anyone at the company with basic access to its tools can retrieve and analyze …

India to UK, TikTok banned in these countries; Pak blocked Chinese app 4 times!
1 year, 9 months ago

India to UK, TikTok banned in these countries; Pak blocked Chinese app 4 times!

Hindustan Times  

British authorities prohibited the use of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on official devices on Thursday. With this, UK joined the list of at least countries who have banned use of TikTok for its employees on charges ranging from privacy concerns to national security to inducing harmful content. These countries have banned TikTok India Citing privacy and security concerns, Centre …

China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans
1 year, 9 months ago

China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China appealed Friday to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the Chinese-owned short video service might be a security risk. Governments are worried TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, might give browsing history or other data about users to China’s government or promote …

‘Creative Imagination’: Govt Denies Report on New Security Testing for Smartphones
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Creative Imagination’: Govt Denies Report on New Security Testing for Smartphones

News 18  

The Central government has denied a news report by Reuters stating that it is likely to force smartphones makers to permit the removal of pre-installed applications and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, calling it “unfettered creative imagination”. “Story is based on lack of understanding perhaps n unfettered creative imagination that is based an …

India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps
1 year, 9 months ago

India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps

The Hindu  

India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters. The new rules, details of which have not been previously reported, could extend launch timelines in the world's No.2 smartphone market and lead to …

India May Ask Smartphone Makers to Allow Removal of Pre-installed Apps, Says Report
1 year, 9 months ago

India May Ask Smartphone Makers to Allow Removal of Pre-installed Apps, Says Report

News 18  

The Central government is likely to force the makers of smartphones to permit the removal of pre-installed applications and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, as per Reuters. It is a matter of national security.” The new rules is likely to extend launch timelines in the world’s No.2 smartphone market and lead to losses …

India may have a ‘bad’ news for Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, and smartphone makers
1 year, 9 months ago

India may have a ‘bad’ news for Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, and smartphone makers

Live Mint  

The Indian government may soon force smartphone makers to allow users to remove pre-installed apps, a Reuters report says. Citing two people and government document seen by Reuters, the report says that India may soon propose new security rules, mandating screening of major operating system updates. The report says that the India's IT ministry is considering these new rules amid …

Military Agencies Issue Advisory Against 11 Chinese Mobile Brands; Troops Asked to Switch to Phones
1 year, 10 months ago

Military Agencies Issue Advisory Against 11 Chinese Mobile Brands; Troops Asked to Switch to Phones

News 18  

Amid the ongoing standoff between India and China on the Line of Actual Control, military intelligence agencies have issued an advisory against the use of commercially available Chinese mobile phones by Indian troops. The list includes OnePlus, OPPO, and Realme, among 11 other well-known Chinese mobile brands in the Indian market, according to the document accessed by CNN News 18. …

Chinese apps were banned because…: Foreign Secretary explains
1 year, 10 months ago

Chinese apps were banned because…: Foreign Secretary explains

Hindustan Times  

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Saturday said that the Chinese applications were banned in India to stop the spread of misinformation, the spread of disinformation, and fake information. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra "To answer your question on what's the interface that government has, to balance the availability of information, availability of misinformation, the spread of disinformation and fake information, …

China says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities
1 year, 10 months ago

China says TikTok ban reflects US insecurities

Associated Press  

BEIJING — U.S. government bans on Chinese-owned video sharing app TikTok reveal Washington’s own insecurities and are an abuse of state power, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday. “How unsure of itself can the U.S., the world’s top superpower, be to fear a young person’s favorite app to such a degree?” The White House is giving all federal agencies, …

China hits out at US TikTok ban: ‘How unsure of itself can a superpower be?’
1 year, 10 months ago

China hits out at US TikTok ban: ‘How unsure of itself can a superpower be?’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US government bans on …

After India, TikTok gets banned in this country over national security reasons
1 year, 10 months ago

After India, TikTok gets banned in this country over national security reasons

India Today  

TikTok has been banned yet again, but this time in Canada. On Monday, Canada announced a ban on the use of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on government-issued devices due to concerns over privacy and security risks.The Canadian government said that the app is getting banned because it presents unacceptable levels of risk and security. "While the risks of …

'Tiki, Helo, ShareKaro': Experts Concern About Banned Chinese Apps Returning to India in New Forms
1 year, 10 months ago

'Tiki, Helo, ShareKaro': Experts Concern About Banned Chinese Apps Returning to India in New Forms

News 18  

In 2020, following the Galwan Valley clash, the government had banned 59 Chinese apps, including popular ones like TikTok, WeChat, and ShareIt, to protect the privacy of its citizens. In response, Tiki denied any association with China or any Chinese apps or companies and said their servers and user data are strictly based in India. ShareKaro, Helo, and Resso are …

TikTok shuts India office, fires all employees three years after ban: Report
1 year, 11 months ago

TikTok shuts India office, fires all employees three years after ban: Report

Hindustan Times  

Nearly three years after India’s ban on TikTok, the Chinese video sharing app has sacked all its 40 Indian employees. Employees were also given hints that operations in India may not be renewed owing to the Indian government’s tough stand on Chinese applications. TikTok, which enjoyed the second highest market in India with over 200 million users, was dealt a …

India to ban 138 betting apps, 94 loan-lending apps with Chinese links
1 year, 11 months ago

India to ban 138 betting apps, 94 loan-lending apps with Chinese links

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a bid to check fraudulent practices by some 'fake' mobile applications or apps in India, the government has initiated the process to ban 138 betting apps and 94 loan-lending apps with Chinese links on 'urgent and emergency' basis. It is also learnt that the action is being taken by the ministry of electronics and information technology on …

Centre blocks 138 betting and 94 loan apps linked to China
1 year, 11 months ago

Centre blocks 138 betting and 94 loan apps linked to China

Hindustan Times  

The Centre has blocked over138 betting and 94 loan apps with Chinese links on an urgent and emergency basis. The decision was taken after confirming that the 138 betting apps contained material prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of the country. Last year, the ministry had banned 54 Chinese apps which posed threat to India's security. The government had said the …

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