India confirms that users may delete mandatory state-owned ‘security’ app

Published: (December 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM EST)
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Source: 9to5Mac

Source: 9to5Mac

Overview

Following pushback from a mandate requiring phones in India to come pre‑installed with a state‑owned, undeletable app, the government is now saying that the app may be deleted if users choose to do so. The move, however, is unlikely to change Apple’s refusal to comply with the order. Here are the de…

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