India to Crack Down on Pre-Installed Apps Under New Smartphone Security Rules

[Philip_S]

By default a smartphone should come with just three apps - dialer, messages and browser. Everything else should be optional during the setup process.

Also something to check signatures, even if it isn’t integrated with anything else.

 

[Philip_S]

Apple has gone to India for cheaper labour, bigger subsidies, lower working conditions, and the potential market, and on the side encouraged by the US Gov anti-China policies. India is holding the cards here, not Apple.

Also import restrictions on foreign-made electronic goods in India.