What rules govt imposed on smartphone makers for Sanchar Saathi app amid a row over them?
Centre's circular, mandating smartphone makers to pre-install Sanchar Saathi app, applies to phones manufactured and imported for use in India. Government has directed that the app be "visible and accessible to end users at the time of...device setup" and that its functionalities not be "disabled or restricted". It told manufacturers to push the app via updates for already-manufactured devices.