Government Withdraws Mandatory Sanchar Saathi App Pre-Installation Order

The government on Wednesday reversed its directive requiring the Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app to be pre-installed on all smartphones sold in the country. The Government, with the intention of providing every citizen with access to cybersecurity, had mandated the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on all smartphones. The app is secure and designed solely to protect citizens from malicious actors in the digital space… In light of the app’s growing popularity, the Government has decided not to require mobile manufacturers to pre-install it,” the Ministry of Communications said.