The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday (December 1, 2025) ordered smartphone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices sold from March 2026, and to make sure ...

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The government’s mandate on Monday (December 1, 2025) for smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app sparked backlash from the Opposition and from digital rights activists. Leader of the ...

The Department of Telecommunications has directed that all new smartphones sold in India must come with the Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed. The government says the app is meant to prevent mobile ...

The government’s cyber security and safety app, Sanchar Saathi, that courted controversy after the Department of Telecom’s (DoT’s) directive to pre-install the app in mobile handsets of Indians, has ...

On Friday the department of telecommunications (DoT) asked companies that own messaging apps such as Whatsapp, Signal, Telegram and others not to allow users without active SIM cards in their phones ...

Minister says users are free to delete Sanchar Saathi even if pre-installed, as Centre defends app as key tool against cyber fraud and counterfeit devices. In a significant clarification after a ...

Apple does not plan to comply with a mandate to preload its smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app and will convey its concerns to New Delhi, three sources told Reuters. (Bloomberg) NEW DELHI ...

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