Banned Chinese Apps: Chinese apps banned in the year 2020 are appearing on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store (Chinese apps reappear in India). A total of 36 banned Chinese apps are again available for download. Has the government lifted the ban? So is TikTok also going to come back?
India has banned several Chinese apps due to security and privacy concerns. Popular apps like TikTok, PUBG Mobile, WeChat, UC Browser, and CamScanner were among over 250 apps blocked since 2020.
The Indian government cited data privacy risks and national security threats as reasons for the ban. These apps allegedly collected user data and transmitted it to servers in China. The ban encouraged Indian alternatives like Chingari, Koo, and FAU-G to rise.
Did you remember anything after reading names like file sharing Xender, entertainment app MangoTV and Youku? You have guessed it right. These are the banned Chinese apps by the Indian government in the year 2020. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had ordered the removal of a total of 267 such apps from Google Play Store and App Store.
Short video platform TikTok was also included in the 267 banned Chinese apps. But now these apps have made a comeback in India (Chinese apps reappear in India). A total of 36 banned Chinese apps have again become available for download.
“Has the government lifted the ban? So is TikTok going to come back? No, there is nothing like that. Rather, these banned Chinese apps have made a backdoor entry. They have come back to India by using some tricks. In simple words, they have caught our ears not from here but from there. Let us tell you the whole story.”
36 Banned Chinese APP: Re-entry In India
Many of these banned Chinese apps visible on Google’s Play Store and Apple’s App Store have changed their owners and some have changed their address. Some have slightly tampered with the name or some have made a clone. India Today’s Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) team has caught them.
For example, Shareit – Transfer, Share Files has now become Shareit – Fast File Share. Xender’s name has been changed to Xender – File Share, Share Music. The name has changed a bit and the full name of the owner i.e. the developer’s name has now become Xender (HK) Limited. Meaning if they cannot come from China, they can come from Hong Kong.
The features and logo have been kept almost the same as the old one. Entry through the side door has not been made only in file sharing apps. Rather, such apps are also seen in many categories like gaming, video editing, and entertainment.
For example, the streaming app of Chinese company Alibaba’s YOUKU, which after being banned, has come under the name “YOUKU-Drama, Film, Show, Anime”. The developer is still Alibaba, just the address is not in China. Another app of Alibaba “Mobile Taobao” has been given entry only under the name Taobao.
However, the developers of all the 36 apps are not Chinese. 13 have been developed by Chinese companies. The address of 3 is Singapore and 2 is Vietnam. 8 are also registered in the name of Indian developers and some are from South Korea and Bangladesh. Meaning, they got in from wherever they got the chance.
They have come in but that does not mean that you should welcome them. It means that you should not download these banned Chinese apps. There is no need to tell where their data centers will be. Everyone knows what will be done by tracking your phone 24 hours a day. Such loan apps have taken so many lives in our country. The government will take action at its level but you have to stay away from them.
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