By Admin 
The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) has ordered all the mobile companies that now every new smartphone will come in the market only with Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed. That is, as soon as the customer turns on the phone, the app will appear and will be usable immediately. After a new order of the government, every smartphone sold in India will come with a special application. The name of this security app is Sanchar Saathi app.
Meaning, buy a phone from the shop, come home, turn on the phone – and you will find the government’s security app ready in front of you. The government says that now people do not need any expert to avoid fraud, rather the mobile itself will tell how safe it is.
Why was this rule implemented?
This rule will be applicable because such steps have been taken by the government regarding protection from phone theft, cloned IMEI, black business of second hand market, fraudulent numbers and cyber criminals.
Thousands of people in the country were getting trapped in mobile fraud. Now to check cyber criminals, use of fake IMEI and incidents of phone theft will be curbed. For this reason also the government has made this app mandatory in phones.
Sanchar Sathi app will now be beneficial for the public like a bodyguard. This app will immediately detect real and fake phones. It will be immediately revealed whether the IMEI number is cloned or not. Lost or stolen phone will be blocked in one click. The system will catch the blacklisted phone immediately. Apart from this, there will be a complete account of how many mobile phones are running in your name. Complaint against any fraud number will also be registered directly. This means that now while buying a second hand phone, instead of the battery and camera, the security will also be checked. Also, before purchasing the phone, its complete criminal background will also be checked.
Apart from this, it has been made clear by the government that if the company removes, hides or reduces the features of these apps, then action will be taken immediately. The government has clearly warned mobile companies that apps cannot be hidden in the phone. It cannot be removed. Features cannot be turned off or limited. This should be clearly visible on phone setup. The app must remain open for 100% use.
Government’s eye on old stock also
Actually, the government is also keeping an eye on the phones lying in the shops. These include those phones which are already made. Kept in the warehouse. Ready to be sold in shops.
The government has said that on those too, companies will have to try to send communication partners through software updates. It means clearly that this rule will apply not only to new phones but to almost every phone.
given 90 days time
The government has given 90 days time to mobile companies. The entire system will have to be implemented within these. Then the report will have to be sent to the government within 120 days. It has to be shared that the company has accepted the rules, and the app has been installed in every phone. The government seems serious on this issue.
Black marketing and stolen phones will be controlled
This rule will weaken the business of stolen phones. Phones with fake IMEI will be easily caught. Transparency will increase in the second hand market. This will help in stopping cyber fraud. Consumers will be able to check their phones themselves. Meaning this app is capable of opening all the secrets.