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Apple 'to resist India order to install state-run app on phones'

December 03, 2025

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Bangkok Post

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 familiar with the matter said, after the government’s move sparked surveillance concerns.

- ADITYA KALRA MUNSIF VENGATTIL

The Indian government has confidentially ordered companies including Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi to preload their phones with an app called Sanchar Saathi, or Communication Partner, within 90 days. The app is intended to track stolen phones, block them and prevent them from being misused.

The government also wants manufacturers to ensure that the app is not disabled. And for devices already in the supply chain, manufacturers should push the app to phones via software updates, Reuters was first to report on Monday.

India’s telecom ministry confirmed the move later, describing it as a security measure to combat “serious endangerment” of cybersecurity. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political opponents and privacy advocates criticised the move, saying it is a way for the government to gain access to India’s 730 million smartphones.

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