HMD adds optional Sanchar Saathi app to first 5G smartphone in India

TL;DR: HMD said it is the first smartphone brand to bring the Indian government’s Sanchar Saathi app to a 5G smartphone, and said the app installation is optional. Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said users can delete the app and that it remains dormant until they register on it.

HMD said it has added the Department of Telecommunications’ Sanchar Saathi app to what it described as its first 5G smartphone in India. The company said the app is installed on the device as an optional application rather than a mandatory one.

Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia said users have the liberty to delete the Sanchar Saathi app. Scindia also said the application will remain dormant until a user registers on it.

The report identifies HMD as the first company to bring the Sanchar Saathi app to a smartphone. The source does not state the device model name, launch date, or any technical integration details beyond HMD’s statement that the installation is fully optional.

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