In February, it even banned more than 50 Chinese mobile apps, including apps owned by many large Chinese technology companies such as Alibaba and Tencent. India seems to be showing signs of tightening controls on mobile apps recently. Representatives from Samsung, Apple and several Chinese smartphone makers will attend a closed-door meeting on the regulation.

Still considering whether there is even a mandatory review of every major system update to the phone. The two officials also mentioned that according to the new regulations, mobile phone manufacturers must provide mobile phone users with the right to uninstall existing applications, and even new models of mobile phones will be inspected by laboratories authorized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

Well-known companies such as Apple, Samsung, or mobile phone manufacturers such as Xiaomi will face losses. India is preparing to introduce a new security regulation recently, forcing smartphone manufacturers to allow users to uninstall pre-installed applications.Īn official pointed out that the default program may become an information security issue, 'I want to ensure that any country, including China, will not use mobile phone applications to do sneaky things, which is related to national security issues.'Īccording to a Reuters report, two people familiar with the matter within the Indian government pointed out that news of the introduction of new regulations may lead to delays in the launch of new products by major mobile phone manufacturers in India. India is preparing to roll out a new security law that will force smartphone makers to allow users to uninstall apps pre-installed on their devices.

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