India has banned 60 Chinese apps including TikTok, but the ban is unclear
India has officially imposed a Chinese app ban that specifically targets 60 applications.
These apps have the most popular TikTok as well as some other favorites of Android users.
India has not given any indication as to how it will implement the ban, however, it is largely symbolic for now.
Big Breaking: Indian government bans 59 Chinese apps including Tik-Tok.
Today, the Indian government has officially banned a Chinese app that bans 60 apps. Some applications are relatively unknown, but some of them are incredibly popular, including event Tiktok around the world.
We learned the news via Twitter, but we heard about the Chinese app ban in the country two weeks ago.
In a statement on the case, the Ministry of Electronics and IT states that the apps under consideration are "engaged in activities that are prejudicial to India's sovereignty and integrity, defense of India, security of the state and public order." You can see the tweet where we got this information along with the full details in the pictures below:
Big Breaking: Indian government bans 59 Chinese apps including Tik-Tok.
There are exactly 60 parts of the Chinese application ban, most of which we were sure would appear in the official list, however, we do not expect anything.
Unfortunately, although this statement clarifies which apps are part of this Chinese app ban, it is not at all clear how India will implement this new policy. As far as we can tell, all of the above apps are still available on the Google Play Store and will continue to work on people's phones, which have already been downloaded.
In addition, some of the applications above are stock apps that come with devices, specifically Xiaomi-branded apps. With the removal of the play store, it will be difficult to remove stock apps like these, so will the phone itself get banned?
Big Breaking: Indian government bans 59 Chinese apps including Tik-Tok.
It is very possible that this is only a symbolic ban, but we have reached out to Google to find out if the company has any plans to comply with this new Chinese app ban in India. We will let you know if the company returns to us with a statement.
In the meantime, if you're in India and using one of the above applications, you're technically in violation of the ban - but, without any listed consequences for doing so, we don't know How serious is this "crime".
India has officially imposed a Chinese app ban that specifically targets 60 applications.
These apps have the most popular TikTok as well as some other favorites of Android users.
India has not given any indication as to how it will implement the ban, however, it is largely symbolic for now.
Big Breaking: Indian government bans 59 Chinese apps including Tik-Tok.
Today, the Indian government has officially banned a Chinese app that bans 60 apps. Some applications are relatively unknown, but some of them are incredibly popular, including event Tiktok around the world.
We learned the news via Twitter, but we heard about the Chinese app ban in the country two weeks ago.
In a statement on the case, the Ministry of Electronics and IT states that the apps under consideration are "engaged in activities that are prejudicial to India's sovereignty and integrity, defense of India, security of the state and public order." You can see the tweet where we got this information along with the full details in the pictures below:
Big Breaking: Indian government bans 59 Chinese apps including Tik-Tok.
There are exactly 60 parts of the Chinese application ban, most of which we were sure would appear in the official list, however, we do not expect anything.
- TIk Tok
- Mi community
- share it
- Clash of kings
- DU recorder
- YouCam Makeup
- DU Battery Saver
- DU Browser
- DU Cleaner
- DU Privacy
- DU recorder
- Clean Master - Cheetah
- Cache cleaner
- DU Apps Studio
- Translate Baidu
- Baidu Map
- QQ Launcher
- QQ Security Center
- QQ player
- QQ music
- QQ Mail
- QQ Newsfeed
- Wesync
- QQ International
- New video status
- V fly status video
- Mobile legends
- Vmate
- ES File Explorer
- Mi Video Call- Xiaomi
- Parallel space
- SelfieCity
- Mail master
- Vault-Hide
- Vigo video
- Bigo live
- UC News
- UC Browser
- Beautyplus
- Xender
- ClubFactory
- Helo
- Likee
- Kwai
- ROMWE
- shein
- Newsdog
- Wonder camera
- Photo wonder
- APUS Browser
- VivaVideo-QU Video Inc.
- CM browser
- Virus Cleaner (Hi Security Lab)
- Meitu
- Hago Play with New Friends
- Cam scanner
- We meet
- Sweet selfie
Unfortunately, although this statement clarifies which apps are part of this Chinese app ban, it is not at all clear how India will implement this new policy. As far as we can tell, all of the above apps are still available on the Google Play Store and will continue to work on people's phones, which have already been downloaded.
In addition, some of the applications above are stock apps that come with devices, specifically Xiaomi-branded apps. With the removal of the play store, it will be difficult to remove stock apps like these, so will the phone itself get banned?
Big Breaking: Indian government bans 59 Chinese apps including Tik-Tok.
It is very possible that this is only a symbolic ban, but we have reached out to Google to find out if the company has any plans to comply with this new Chinese app ban in India. We will let you know if the company returns to us with a statement.
In the meantime, if you're in India and using one of the above applications, you're technically in violation of the ban - but, without any listed consequences for doing so, we don't know How serious is this "crime".
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