The government has banned 54 more smartphone apps in India that may be Chinese origin. This is the first lot of apps that appears to have been banned by the government in 2022 after a total of 270 apps were banned since 2020. While there is no official list of the banned apps yet, a media reports by ET Now and ANI have confirmed that 54 more apps have been banned by the government.
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Having said that, a popular smartphone game called Garena Free Fire, that had earlier disappeared from Google Play store and Apple App Store is also included in the new list of banned apps in India. Talking about Chinese apps, Garena Free Fire is not a typical ‘Chinese app’ as it is developed by Singapore-based SEA Limited.
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According to news agency PTI, the Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended a ban on 54 Chinese mobile applications that pose a threat to the country’s security. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will formally issue a notification banning the operations of these apps in India.
Apart from Free Fire, the new list of banned apps mostly includes clones of apps that were already banned in India before
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Many popular apps including TikTok and PUBG Mobile were banned by the Indian government earlier. While PUBG Mobile, somehow made a comeback in India with Krafton setting up a new office and cutting ties with its Chinese partners, TikTok hasn’t been that lucky and continues to be banned in the country. The new list of banned apps is said to include fake copies including some of China- origin.
Full list of 54 Chinese apps banned by the Indian government in February 2022:
1 Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD
2 Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera
3 Equalizer — Bass Booster & Volume EQ & Virtualizer
4 Music Player- Music,Mp3 Player
5 Equalizer & Bass Booster – Music Volume EQ
6 Music Plus – MP3 Player
7Equalizer Pro – Volume Booster & Bass Booster
8 Video Player Media All Format
9 Music Player – Equalizer & MP3
10 Volume Booster – Loud Speaker & Sound Booster
11 Music Player – MP3 Player
12 CamCard for SalesForce Ent
13 Isoland 2: Ashes of Time Lite
14 Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade
15 APUS Security HD (Pad Version)
16 Parallel Space Lite 32 Support
17 Viva Video Editor – Snack Video Maker with Music
18 Nice video baidu
19 Tencent Xriver
20 Onmyoji Chess
21 Onmyoji Arena
22 AppLock
23 Dual Space Lite – Multiple Accounts & Clone App
24 Dual Space Pro – Multiple Accounts & App Cloner
25 DualSpace Lite – 32Bit Support
26 Dual Space – 32Bit Support
27 Dual Space – 64Bit Support
28 Dual Space Pro – 32Bit Support
29 Conquer Online – MMORPG Game
30 Conquer Online Il
31 Live Weather & Radar – Alerts
32 Notes- Color Notepad, Notebook
33 MP3 Cutter – Ringtone Maker & Audio Cutter
34 Voice Recorder & Voice Changer
35 Barcode Scanner – QR Code Scan
36 Lica Cam – selfie camera app
37 EVE Echoes
38 Astracraft
39 U Game Booster-network solution for high ping
40 Extraordinary Ones
41 Badlanders
42 Stick Fight: The Game Mobile
43 Twilight Pioneers
44 Cute: Match With The World
45 SmallWorld-Enjoy groupchat and video chat
46 CuteU Pro
47 FancyU – Video Chat & Meetup
48 RealU: Go Live, Make Friends
49 MoonChat: Enjoy Video Chats
50 RealU Lite -video to live!
51 Wink: Connect Now
52 FunChat Meet People Around You
53 FancyU pro – Instant Meetup through Video
54. Garena Free Fire- Illuminate
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