The widespread adoption of Bluetooth 6 is progressing in audio products, with plenty of features to look forward to once the ...

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 ...

Apple is reportedly refusing to comply with an Indian government order directing all smartphone manufacturers and importers to preload a government-run cyber safety app that cannot be disabled on ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has made it mandatory for all newly manufactured or imported mobile phones in India to come with the Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed. Sanchar Saathi is a ...

Update December 3 2025, 10:43am ET: India has withdrawn its mandate requesting manufacturers to install the Sanchar Saathi app, according to reporting from Reuters.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

India has backed away from its plan to force smartphone makers to preinstall a government app on all devices, following backlash and mounting concerns that the mandate would expand state access to ...

The November 28 order gives major smartphone companies 90 days to ensure that the government's Sanchar Saathi app is pre-installed on new mobile phones, with a provision that users cannot disable it.

The Department of Telecommunications has asked smartphone makers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app called Sanchar Saathi on all new devices.(istockphoto) The Union government’s ...

Unfortunately, Google has been slow to deliver a fix. The bug has affected an unknown number of users for more than a year, with no resolution ...

India Mandates Pre-Installation of Government Cyber Safety App on All Smartphones NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a government-run ...

The Department of Telecommunications has mandated smartphone makers, including Apple, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi, to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on their new devices launching in India. The ...

NEW DELHI — India’s telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app on all new devices, according to a government order, raising concerns ...