India drops proposal mandating Apple preinstall national ID app

India's government has abandoned its proposal that would require smartphone manufacturers to preinstall the state-owned biometric identification app, Aadhaar, on phones. India drops proposal mandating Apple preinstall national ID app In November, India's Ministry of Communications issued a directive ordering smartphone producers to preload Aadhaar on any phone sold within the country. The order would have affected Apple, Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi. According to Reuters , India's IT ministry has sinc