MAIT said a pre-installation mandate would force its members to operate separate production lines for Indian market. Apple and Samsung had security concerns.

According to an internal email sent by MAIT on January 13, the ​government's Aadhaar body UIDAI asked the IT ministry in January to engage Google, Apple, and leading smartphone manufacturers to ...

Tech giants Apple and Samsung oppose the Indian government's proposal to preload the Aadhaar app on smartphones due to security concerns.

The Government of India is reportedly pushing to preload the Aadhaar app on all new smartphones. However, major players like Apple, Samsung, and Google have raised concerns over privacy, logistics, ...

The Government of India privately asked smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung to preload the Aadhaar app on all phones. However, as per reports, the smartphone manufacturers have opposed this ...

Aadhaar has emerged as the world’s largest biometric identity system, with around 134 crore live users and over 17,000 crore ...

The tussle over preloading state-run apps has become a recurring flashpoint between the Union government and tech firms such as Apple and Google ...