Famous Chinese Apps Banned for Security Issues

September 3, 2020

118 Chinese apps and games have been banned in India. It came just a little last month after the government imposed a ban on 47 Chinese apps that went after the blocking of TikTok and 58 other apps in the country. The Ministry of Electronics and Information technology (MeitY) has imposed the ban under the provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009. The apps that are banned by the Indian government are believed to be “prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity” of the country.

Last Wednesday, the IT ministry released a press statement that announces the latest Chinese apps banned in the country. The announcement stated that the ban was imposed after receiving “many complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorised manner to servers which have locations outside India.”

The ministry explained that it decided to block the 118 apps and games using the “sovereign powers.” On the other hand, the banned apps and games, including Alipay, Arena of Valor, Knives Out, PUBG Mobile, and PUBG Mobile Lite, are still available for download through Apple App Store and Google Play; the two are likely to pull these apps for Indian users shortly. The country’s telecom operators are also expected to restrict access to the banned apps.

Here is the list of the 118 Chinese apps and games banned by the government

• AFK Arena
• Alipay
• AlipayHK
• Amour- video chat & call all over the world.
• AppLock
• AppLock Lite
• APUS Flashlight-Free & Bright
• APUS Launcher Pro- Theme, Live Wallpapers, Smart
• APUS Launcher-Theme, Call Show, Wallpaper, HideApps
• APUS Message Center-Intelligent management
• APUS Security -Antivirus, Phone Security, Cleaner
• APUS Turbo Cleaner 2020- Junk Cleaner, Anti-Virus
• Arena of Valor: 5v5 Arena Games
• Art of Conquest: Dark Horizon
• Baidu
• Baidu Express Edition
• Beauty Camera Plus – Sweet Camera & Face Selfie
• Bike Racing: Moto Traffic Rider Bike Racing Games
• Buy Cars-offer everything you need, special offers and low prices
• CamCard – Business Card Reader
• CamCard Business
• CamCard for Salesforce
• CamOCR
• Carrom Friends: Carrom Board & Pool Game-
• Chess Rush
• Chief Almighty: First Thunder BC
• Cleaner – Phone Booster
• Creative Destruction NetEase Games
• Crusaders of Light NetEase Games
• Cut Cut – Cut Out & Photo Background Editor
• Cyber Hunter
• Cyber Hunter Lite
• Dank Tanks
• Dawn of Isles
• Dual Space – Multiple Accounts & App Cloner
• FaceU – Inspire your Beauty
• Fighting Landlords – Free and happy Fighting Landlords
• Gallery HD
• Gallery Vault – Hide Pictures And Videos
• Game of Sultans
• GO SMS Pro – Messenger, Free Themes, Emoji
• Government WeChat
• HD Camera – Beauty Cam with Filters & Panorama
• HD Camera Pro & Selfie Camera
• HD Camera Selfie Beauty Camera
• Hi Meitu
• Hide App-Hide Application Icon
• HUYA LIVE – Game Live Stream
• InNote
• iPick
• Kitty Live – Live Streaming & Video Live Chat
• Knives Out-No rules, just fight!
• Lamour Love All Over The World
• Learn Chinese AI-Super Chinese
• Legend: Rising Empire NetEase Games
• LifeAfter
• Little Q Album
• LivU Meet new people & Video chat with strangers
• Ludo All-Star- Play Online Ludo Game & Board Games
• Ludo World-Ludo Superstar
• Mafia City Yotta Games
• Malay Social Dating App to Date & Meet Singles
• MARVEL Super War NetEase Games
• Message Lock (SMS Lock)-Gallery Vault Developer Team
• MICO Chat: New Friends Banaen aur Live Chat Karen
• Mobile Legends: Pocket
• Mobile Taobao
• Murderous Pursuits
• Music – Mp3 Player
• Music Player – Audio Player
• Music Player – Audio Player & 10 Bands Equalizer
• Music Player – Bass Booster – Free Download
• Music Player – MP3 Player & 10 Bands Equalizer
• MV Master – Best Video Maker & Photo Video Editor
• MV Master – Make Your Status Video & Community
• Netease News
• Onmyoji NetEase Games
• Parallel Space Lite – Dual App
• Penguin E-sports Live assistant
• Penguin FM
• Photo Gallery & Album
• Photo Gallery HD & Editor
• Pitu
• PUBG MOBILE LITE
• PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik
• Rangers Of Oblivion : Online Action MMO RPG Game
• Ride Out Heroes NetEase Games
• Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade
• Road of Kings- Endless Glory
• Rules of Survival
• ShareSave by Xiaomi: Latest gadgets, amazing deals
• Sina News
• Small Q brush
• Smart AppLock (App Protect)
• Soul Hunters
• Super Clean – Master of Cleaner, Phone Booster
• Super Mecha Champions
• Tantan – Date For Real
• Tencent Watchlist (Tencent Technology
• Tencent Weiyun
• U-Dictionary: Oxford Dictionary Free Now Translate
• Ulike – Define your selfie in trendy style
• Video Player – All Format HD Video Player
• Video Player All Format for Android
• VooV Meeting – Tencent Video Conferencing
• VPN for TikTok
• VPN for TikTok
• Warpath
• Web Browser – Fast, Privacy & Light Web Explorer
• Web Browser – Secure Explorer
• Web Browser & Fast Explorer
• WeChat reading
• WeChat Work
• Yimeng Jianghu-Chu Liuxiang has been fully upgraded
• Youku
• Z Camera – Photo Editor, Beauty Selfie, Collage
• ZAKZAK LIVE: live-streaming & video chat app
• ZAKZAK Pro – Live chat & video chat online