The Indian government ordered to ban fifty-four Chinese apps, claiming them to privacy threat to users who collected dated without permission. Some were popular and widely used whereas some weren’t so popular. Around 273 apps have been already banned in India. In June 2020, apps like Weibo, Wechat, and share it was banned. These were well-known apps that almost everyone used.
Here are the top 10 apps banned in India that were banned under Section 69A of the Information Technology(IT) Act. Let us know which one of these apps you miss the most through Disqus.
10. Volume Booster – Loud Speaker & Sound Booster
Volume Booster – Loud Speaker & Sound Booster is an app to boost the volume of phones and tablets. It also boosts the volume of headphones and megaphones. It has 5 to 10 bands equalizer, stereo sound effects, bass booster, and different frequencies like 31HZ, 62HZ, 500HZ, etc for delicate musical taste, edge lighting, home screen widgets, and much more.
9. Tiktok
TikTok is a Chinese app developed by ByteDance, Toutiao. It is a short-form content platform for video creation. One can find all kinds of genres here, right from comedy, pranks, dance, cooking, motivation, fashion, and a lot more. It has helped a lot of influencers build their careers over 30-second videos.
8. BadLanders
BadLanders is a shooter video game developed and published by Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited. It works on android and Microsoft windows. It is a battlefield with 25 badlanders with their objectives. They can use the maps and not get distracted, find valuable loot and get out of the battlefield.
7. Viva Video Editor – Snack Video Maker With Music
Viva Video Editor – Snack Video Maker with Music is a video editing app. One can cut, trim, crop, merge, add text/stickers, add music, and do many other things on this app. It can also be used to edit YouTube videos. The edited video can be exported in 720p, 1080p, and 4K, all for free.
6. PUBG
PUBG was one of the most played games in India. It offers the most intense multiplayer battles for a mobile phone game. There are various modes, areas, and missions in this game. The survivor is the winner of the game. It provides customizable controls, training mode, and voice chat.
5. APUS Security HD (Pad Version)
APUS Security HD (Pad version) is a tool for pads and tablets with key features like battery protection, anti-virus, and junk cleaning program. It also comes with an app locker. It analyses the apps on your phone and clears residual files and cache to release storage space. It has an antivirus engine provided by ANTIY LAB.
4. Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD
Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD is an all-in-one photo camera and photo and video editor. It has AR stickers, real-time filters, face stickers, and color filters. It also has make-up looks, smoothening, reshaping, HD retouch, and other such features. One can also make collages, and add frames and effects on this app.
3. Video Player Media All Format
Video Player Media All Format is developed by iJoysoft and had over ten lakhs download on the Play store. As the name suggests, it played videos in HD of any format. The quality is better and the video plays faster and smoother. It doesn’t take much space on your phone as it is compact and has smaller memory usage.
2. Dual Space Lite – Multiple Accounts & Clone App
Dual Space Lite helps you use two or more accounts by cloning the app on your phone without using up the space. One can add the cloned app with a different account simply by tapping on the plus sign of the app. It also has a tool that gets rid of unnecessary files on the phone.
1. Astracraft
Astracraft is a mobile video game developed by NetEase Games. It is available on iOS and Android. It is a sandbox rover craft and combat game. It could be played online and offline. It has over a million downloads on the Play Store. It was banned in India along with some other gaming apps associated with Chinese links.
