India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback

April 17, 2026

, By The Economic Times

India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback

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India’s government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple , Samsung and others to pre-install the country’s biometric identification app Aadhaar on phones, a state body said on Friday, a move that had been opposed by the smartphone giants.

Reuters reported last month that UIDAI, the state body that operates Aadhaar, had asked the ‌IT ministry in January ⁠to ⁠engage with Apple, Google and other leading smartphone makers to consider mandatory pre-installation of the Aadhaar app. A unique 12-digit identity number tied to an…

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India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback

April 17, 2026

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India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback

India’s government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple , Samsung and others to pre-install the country’s biometric identification app Aadhaar on phones, a state body said on Friday, a move that had been opposed by the smartphone giants.

Reuters reported last month that UIDAI, the state body that operates Aadhaar, had asked the ‌IT ministry in January ⁠to ⁠engage with Apple, Google and other leading smartphone makers to consider mandatory pre-installation of the Aadhaar app. A unique 12-digit identity number tied to an…

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