Smartphone Makers Asked To Preload Sanchar Saathi App For Cyber Security

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • The telecom ministry has directed smartphone companies to preload government-backed cyber safety app, Sanchar Saathi, on all new devices sold in India. The app will be locked on the phone and users will not be allowed to remove it
  • The ministry said that the app will help fight rising cybercrime and phone fraud by blocking stolen devices, tracking lost phones and spotting fake or duplicate IMEI numbers
  • The mandate came days after the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology notified the final Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, which operationalise the DPDP Act, 2023