List of 89 apps banned for Indian Army soldiers

The Indian Army has directed all its officers and soldiers to delete their Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as remove 89 apps from their mobile phones by July 15, 2020. Check more here.

This action was taken after few days of the 59  Chinese apps being banned by Indian Government. The Government of India banned 59 Chinese mobile applications, including top social media platforms such as TikTok, Helo and WeChat, to counter the threat posed by these applications to the country’s “sovereignty and security,” as said in a press release. These apps have been blocked amid rising tensions between India and China following clashes at the border two weeks ago.  Read more here.

Below is the list of all apps that were banned for Indian Army Soldiers.

MESSAGING PLATFORMS

• WeChat
• QQ
• Kik
• ooVoo
• Nimbuzz
• Helo
• Qzone
• Share Chat
• Viber
• Line
• IMO
• Snow
• To Tok
• Hike

VIDEO HOSTING

• TikTok
• Likee
• Samosa
• Kwali

CONTENT SHARING

• Shareit
• Xender
• Zapya

WEB BROWSERS

• UC Browser
• UC Browser Mini

VIDEO AND LIVE STREAMING

• LiveMe
• BigoLive
• Zoom
• Fast Films
• Vmate
• Uplive
• Vigo Video

UTILITY APPS

• Cam Scanner
• Beauty Plus
• True Caller

GAMING APPS

• PUBG
• NONO Live
• Clash of Kings
• All Tencent gaming apps
• Mobile Legends

E-COMMERCE

• Club Factory
• AliExpress
• Chinabrands
• Gearbest
• Banggood
• MiniInTheBox
• Tiny Deal
• Dhhgate
• LightinTheBox
• DX
• Eric Dress
• Zaful
• Tbdress
• Modility
• Rosegal
• Shein
• Romwe

DATING APPS

• Tinder
• TrulyMadly
• Happn
• Aisle
• Coffee Meets Bagel
• Woo
• OkCupid
• Hinge
• Badoo
• Azar
• Bumble
• Tantan
• Elite Sinles
• Tagged
• Couch Surfing

ANTIVIRUS

• 360 Security

NETWORKING

• Facebook
• Baidu
• Instagram
• Ello
• Snapchat

NEWS APPS

• Daily Hunt
• News Dog

ONLINE BOOK READING APPS

• Pratilipi

HEALTH APPS

• Heal of Y

LIFESTYLE APPS

• POPXO

KNOWLEDGE APPS

• Vokal

MUSIC APPS

• Hungama
• Songs.pk

BLOGGING/MICRO BLOGGING

• Yelp
• Tumblr
• Reddit
• FriendsFeed
• Private Blogs