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India drops plan to mandate Aadhaar app on smartphones after opposition

source: India Ministry of Information Technology -> target: UIDAI

On 2026-04-18, India鈥檚 Ministry of Information Technology dropped the plan to mandate pre-installation of the Aadhaar app on smartphones after consulting stakeholders from the electronics industry. The decision rejected a proposal put forward by UIDAI and opposed by smartphone makers over security and cost concerns.

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