India's government privately proposed in January that firms like Apple, Samsung and Google consider pre-installing its biometric identification app Aadhaar on phones, a move opposed by a group ...

MAIT said a pre-installation mandate would force its members to operate separate production lines for Indian market. Apple and Samsung had security concerns.

Smartphone makers like Apple, Google and Samsung have pushed back govt requests to pre-install apps like Aadhaar and Sachet.

India’s proposal to pre-install Aadhaar app on smartphones faces opposition from Apple, Samsung and Google over cost, security and regulatory concerns ...

India’s government faces pushback from Apple, Samsung, and Google over proposed pre-installation of Aadhaar app on smartphones ...

Tech giants Apple and Samsung oppose the Indian government's proposal to preload the Aadhaar app on smartphones due to security concerns.

Smartphone companies have reportedly opined that preinstalling the Aadhaar app on devices would increase their production costs and risks.

The tussle over preloading state-run apps has become a recurring flashpoint between the Union government and tech firms such as Apple and Google ...