Apple is reportedly pushing back against India's mandate to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi cyber safety app on iPhones, ...

Sanchar Saathi promises fraud protection and lost-phone recovery, but mandatory installation has sparked a privacy backlash.

Apple has reportedly decided not to follow the government’s directive to pre-install a state-run cyber safety app on iPhones, ...

In this Special Report, India Today's Editor for Emerging Tech, Cyrus John, discusses the government's controversial ...

India mandates undeletable Sanchar Saathi on new phones to curb fraud, spoofed IMEIs, and illegal telecom activity.

The fix is split in two levels (2025-12-01 and 2025-12-05), allowing device manufacturers to address parts of the flaws, and ...

The government has mandated smartphone manufacturers to pre-install Sanchar Saathi app on all new mobile phones. Here are all the features it offers.

Samsung and others telecom firms are still reviewing the order and haven’t conveyed an official stance to the government yet.

This new mobile app is being labelled as a snooping app. However, on December 2nd, the BJP government clarified that Sanchar ...

In a move to boost India’s cybersecurity, the telecom ministry has told smartphone companies to pre-install a ...

Apple refused to preload the Sanchar Saathi app despite the government mandate, highlighting the company’s privacy concerns, ...

Manufacturers have been given 90 days to implement these changes and must submit a compliance report within 120 days.