Top alternatives to Chinese apps banned in India

Indian government’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), earlier in the week, invoked its power under section 69A of the Information Technology Act and with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009 and decided to ban 59 apps originating from China.

Among the total of 59 apps, only a few are popular among domestic users including TikTok, Mi Video call by Xiaomi, Helo, CamScanner, etc.

The government order went public in the late night of June 29 and now, most of the banned apps are off the Google Play and Apple App Store. DH lists some of the best alternatives that promise to offer secured user privacy and a safe platform to carry out activities.