The Indian government’s distaste for foreign apps is now expanding beyond those from China-based developers. According to ANI, the Indian Army has now instructed its personnel to delete 89 apps from their phones. This is in addition to the 59 apps banned by the Indian government last week. The list includes some of the most widely-used services in India and around the world, including Tiktok, Facebook, Truecaller and Instagram. Not only that, the purge also includes games like PUBG, dating apps like Tinder and news apps like Daily Hunt.
Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, TikTok, Truecaller and Instagram to plug leakage of information: Indian Army Sources pic.twitter.com/l23Lu5ndNh
With the government and its agencies going after China-based apps, the latest ban also includes ‘all Tencent gaming apps’. This means all games from the Chinese tech giant, which owns a significant share of the global mobile gaming market-share, is now off limits to Indian army personnel.
Do note that unlike the 59 banned apps last week, the latest list of 89 is only applicable to army personnel. You can check out the full list below.
Video Hosting
- TikTok
- Likee
- Samosa
- Kwali
Content Sharing
Web Browsers
Video and Live Streaming
Utility Apps
Gaming Apps
- PUBG
- NONO Live
- Clash of Kings
- All Tencent gaming apps
- Mobile Legends
E-Commerce
Dating Apps
Antivirus
Networking
News Apps
- Daily Hunt
- News Dog
Online Book Reading Apps
Health Apps
Lifestyle Apps
Knowledge Apps
Music Apps
- Hungama
- Songs.pk
Blogging/ Micro Blogging
