Indian Government Mandates 'Sanchar Sathi' App Pre-Installed on New Smartphones to Fight Cyber Threats
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News18 Gujarati•01/12/2025
Indian Government Mandates 'Sanchar Sathi' App Pre-Installed on New Smartphones to Fight Cyber Threats
- •Indian government mandates 'Sanchar Sathi' app on all new smartphones.
- •App locates stolen phones, identifies fake IMEI numbers, and reports fake calls.
- •Companies have 90 days to implement the pre-installation order.
- •Over 3.7 million stolen phones blocked using the app.
- •Apple and other companies express concerns over the new mandate.
Why it matters: This affects your privacy and phone control as you cannot delete the mandatory security app.
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