As per the new norms under the consideration of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, users will have the choice to remove pre-installed apps on their smartphones
All new smartphones will be checked for compliance by a lab authorised by the Bureau of Indian Standards
In a meeting with the OEMs, the Centre said that they will have a year to comply with the proposed norms. However, a cutoff date is yet to be finalised
In a development that could have far-reaching effects on big tech major Google and other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), the Centre is reportedly mulling new norms that will give users the choice to remove pre-installed apps on their smartphones.
Under the proposed rules, the government also plans to mandate screening of major updates to operating systems of smartphones, news agency Reuters reported. Smartphone makers will also have to provide an ‘uninstall option’ to users, and the new devices will be checked for compliance by a lab authorised by the Bureau of Indian Standards.