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India withdraws order to pre-load phones with state-run cyber safety app

BENGALURU - India government has withdrawn a directive making smartphone makers pre-install devices with a state-run cyber safety app, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

Munsif Vengatti

Reuters

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December 3, 2025

India withdraws order to pre-load phones with state-run cyber safety app

India Pulls Back Directive on Mandatory Pre-Installation of State-Run Cyber Safety App on Smartphones

Reuters

BENGALURU - India government has withdrawn a directive making smartphone makers pre-install devices with a state-run cyber safety app, it said in a statement on Wednesday.


Munsif Vengattil/Reuters

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