AI chatbot apps, led by OpenAI's ChatGPT, have surged in popularity, topping India's 2025 App Store downloads. Instagram followed closely, with Google Gemini also making a significant mark. The list ...

The government clarified that the installation of the Sanchar Saathi app is optional, but concerns remain about it. This statement was originally published on sflc.in on 2 December 2025. On 28th ...

After the Sanchar Saathi app controversy flared up, Apple is reportedly planning to resist the government mandate to preload all iPhones sold in India with the state-owned cyber safety app. According ...

New Delhi — India's government revoked an order on Wednesday that had directed smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung to install a state-developed and owned security app on all new devices. The ...

Govt has addressed Opposition's concerns over Sanchaar Saathi app, saying the application can be deleted by a user and does not infringe on right to privacy. Centre's directive to mobile phone ...

India’s government sent a notice to private companies last week giving them 90 days to ensure that a government app was “preinstalled on all mobile handsets manufactured or imported for use in India.” ...

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 ...

India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones after a public furore. The order gave smartphone makers 90 days to pre-load ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Indian government has backpedalled on the mandatory installation of a state-run cyber security app in one ...

MUMBAI -- A requirement that all new smartphones sold in India come with a pre-installed, undeletable app developed by the government has sparked a furor in the ...

India's making a new cybersecurity app, Sanchar Saathi, a must-have on all new smartphones. It's designed to fight phone scams and theft, and it's already been a big help, recovering tons of stolen ...

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 said, after the government’s move ...