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59 Banned Apps & Alternatives


Recently the Indian government had made a major decision of baning 59 Chinese garbage apps.


Top Chinese apps like TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, etc. are banned by the Indian government.

Indian Intelligence agencies have indicated that these Chinese apps have been used as either spyware or malware and are in clear violation of the terms of compromising a user's privacy. The ban has been imposed under Section 69A of the IT Act with relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009,

 

Here is a list of 59 apps banned in India:

1. TikTok

2. UC Browser

3. Shareit

4. Clash of Kings

5. Likee

6. Shein

7. Kwai

8. YouCam makeup

9. Helo

10. Baidu map

11. DU battery saver

12. Mi Community

13. CM Browers

14. ROMWE

15. APUS Browser

16. Virus Cleaner

17. Club Factory

18. WeChat

19. Beauty Plus

20. Newsdog

21. UC News

22. Xender

23. ES File Explorer

24. QQ Mail

25. QQ Music

26. QQ Newsfeed

27. Bigo Live

28. Parallel Space

29. Mail Master

30. SelfieCity

31. Mi Video Call — Xiaomi

32. WeSync

33. Weibo

34. Viva Video — QU Video Inc

35. Meitu

36. Vigo Video

37. New Video Status

38. DU Recorder

39. Vault- Hide

40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio

41. DU Cleaner

42. DU Browser

43. Hago Play With New Friends

44. CamScanner

45. Sweet Selfie

46. Wonder Camera

47. Photo Wonder

48. DU Privacy

49. We Meet

50. Clean Master - Cheetah Mobile

51. Baidu Translate

52. U Video

53. QQ International

54. QQ Security Center

55. QQ Launcher

56. Vmate

57. V fly Status Video

58. Mobile Legends

59. QQ Player

Banned 59 apps alternatives

 

Some of those apps were useful to people like CamScanner. Now, people have started searching for alternative apps for 59 banned apps. Some of those apps were useful to people like CamScanner. And some of those apps were pre-installed in phones. With the sudden ban of Chinese applications, Indian users are now on the lookout for alternatives to replace these Chinese apps. However, if you feel that it's almost impossible to get the best alternatives to these Chinese applications, here's a list of some of the mobile apps that might change your opinion.

 

TikTok, Helo, Bigo Live, Vigo Video, VMate and Kwai

Alternative:

There are several alternatives to popular video-sharing apps such as TikTok, VMate and the likes. There are several Indian short video platforms available in the country. Some of them are:

·  Instagram Reels

·  Mitron

·  Bolo Indya

·  Roposo

·  Dubsmash

·  Chingari

Notably, Zee5 is also working to launch a short video platform.

 

UCBrowser, DU Browser, CM Browser and APUS Browser

Alternative:

Those Chinese web browsers were very unsafe for user's data safety. There are many other famous and safe web browsers available. Some of them are:

·  Google Chrome

·  Mozilla Firefox

·  Microsoft Edge

·  Opera

·  Jio Browser

YouCam Makeup, BeautyPlus, and Photo Wonder Alternative

Alternative:

For making your photo more beautiful there are many apps available:

·  B612 Beauty & Filter Camera

·  Snapseed

SHAREit and Xender

Alternative:

Those apps were so much popular for transferring the media and files. Users can use Wifi Direct, NFC or QR codes for sharing large files and can also be used to transmit files to and from your computer.

·  Files Go

·  Send Anywhere

·  Google Drive

·  Dropbox

·  Share All

·  Jio Switch

·  Smart share

360 Security

Alternative:

There is no need for apps like these in our smartphones. But people have started searching alternative of these apps. But if you want apps like these you can try the following apps:

·  Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus

·  Avast Antivirus

·  Mobile security by McAfee

AppLock

Alternative:

To keep your privet files hidden and secure there are so many apps for these. Nowadays there is a preinstalled app or feature for these. Some of them you can try:

·  The Norton App Lock

CamScanner

Alternative:

This app was decent and so much popular for making a pdf file. And this app was preinstalled available in almost every phone but now this app is banned. You can try these:

·  Adobe Scan

·  Microsoft Office Lens

·  Photo Scan

·  TapScanner

ES File Explorer

Alternative:

To manage your file in your phone there is a pre-installed app available on every phone. If you want to try 3rd party app you can try apps mention below:

·  Files by Google

Shein, Club Factory, ROMW

Alternative:

Shein is a popular app for women's fashion which features a wide collection of trendy clothes. Club Factory was offering people some cheap thing in 1 rupee But that was waste. There is some perfect alternative available:

·  Myntra

·  Flipkart

·  Amazon

·  LimeRoad

·  Ajio

Mi Video Call

Alternative:

Mi Video Call is Xiaomi's video calling and chat service and is amongst the 59 banned Chinese applications. Luckily, there is no shortage of apps in this category and one of the most popular alternative to consider is:

·  Google Duo

·  WhatsApp

·  Skype

·  FaceTime

Baidu Translate

 

Alternative:

To translate your text there is a perfect alternative available is:

·  Google Translate

We Meet, We Chat

 

Alternative:

These apps rarely used in India. And you all know the alternative of these apps. If you don't then they are mentioned below:

·  Facebook

·  Instagram

·  WhatsApp

Hago Play With New Friends

 

Alternative:

This app was so much cheap. There is also an alternative app for this:

·  Houseparty

·  Ludo King

Mobile Legends and Clash of Kings

 

Alternative:

This was a little bit famous game. Ther are so much alternative game for this. Some famous games are:

·  Fortnite Battle Royale

·  Legends of Legends

·  PUBG

Baidu map

 

Alternative:

This app was used by almost no people. You all know the alternative of this app. They are:

·  Google Maps

·  Apple Maps

DU battery saver

 

Alternative:

Now our phones are smart enough to save battery and there is a pre-installed feature available in phones. If you want to try 3rd party apps than you can try the following apps:

·  Battery Saver & Charge Optimizer

·  Battery Doctor

Newsdog, UC News, QQ Newsfeed

 

Alternative:

For getting daily and updated news there are so many apps. And they are mentioned below:

·  Google News

·  Apple News

·  Inshorts

·  AP News

·  Microsoft News

 

QQ Apps

 

Alternative:

For all cheap QQ apps, there are so many alternative apps already available in the market. And they are so much better than those cheap QQ apps.

 

Viva Video — QU Video Inc

 

Alternative:

To make video and edit your video there are so many apps. And they are:

·  Adobe Rush

·  KineMaster

·  PowerDirector

 

So, These are some alternative apps of 59 cheap Chinese apps by my side. These alternative apps are better than those banned apps. If you want then you can try these alternative apps.

                                                                         

                                                                         - DAX RAJANI

 


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