Apple and other smartphone makers are being pressed by India to pre-install government-developed apps on devices before sale, echoing a similar 2021...

The push comes as India seeks greater regulatory control over global tech companies. The initiative would require manufacturers to include the government’s GOV.in app store and related apps like BHIM, DigiLocker, VoterID on smartphones sold from India.

Beyond pre-installation, they also requested that their apps be available for download outside the company’s app stores from third-party sources without triggering “untrusted source” warnings.

  • @TheGrandNagusEnglish
    13•1 month ago

    I don’t know why you’d think that? Apple is a publicly traded company that ultimately cares about profit and nothing else.

    They already comply with a bunch of stuff in China and other places, why would India be any different?

    • plz1English
      -2•1 month ago

      To my knowledge, they don’t preload non-Apple apps on any country, including the full fascist ones.

      • @[email protected]English
        0•1 month ago

        Doesn’t Facebook come preinstalled on iphones? That should be their #1 advertising angle

        • plz1English
          1•1 month ago

          It does not come pre-installed