India Government has banned 59 Chinese apps on both Android and iOS. In a major decision, India government has banned at least 59 Chinese root apps including TikTok. Most popular apps including Shareit, WeChat, Helo, Shein, Likee, UC Browser among the list of banned China apps.
The move is directly aimed at “safeguarding” the interests of crores of mobile and internet users. This decision is a targeted move to ensure the safety and sovereignty of Indian cyber world, the Ministry of Information Technology said in a notification.
List of Chinese apps banned in India:
- TikTok
- Shareit
- Kwai
- UC Browser
- Baidu map
- Shein
- Clash of Kings
- DU battery saver
- Helo
- Likee
- YouCam makeup
- Mi Community
- CM Browers
- Virus Cleaner
- APUS Browser
- ROMWE
- Club Factory
- Newsdog
- Beutry Plus
- UC News
- QQ Mail
- 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
Why Chinese Applications banned in India?
In the notice, the service said it has gotten numerous protests from different sources including a few reports about abuse of some portable applications accessible on Android and iOS stages for taking and clandestinely transmitting clients’ information in an unapproved way to servers which have areas outside India.
“The accumulation of these information, its mining and profiling by components antagonistic to national security and resistance of India, which eventually encroaches upon the power and honesty of India, involves exceptionally profound and prompt concern which requires crisis quantifies,” the service additionally said.
The service said that the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Center, Ministry of Home Affairs has likewise sent a comprehensive proposal for hindering these pernicious applications. This Ministry has likewise gotten numerous portrayals raising worries from residents with respect to the security of information and hazard to protection identifying with the activity of certain applications, it said.
“The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN) has likewise gotten numerous portrayals from residents in regards to the security of information and break of protection affecting upon open request issues.
In like manner, there have been comparable bipartisan concerns, hailed by different open agents, both outside and inside the Parliament of India. There has been a solid ensemble in the open space to make severe move against Apps that hurt India’s sway just as the security of our residents,” the service communicated concern.