India, Dec. 3 -- The government on Wednesday revoked the mandatory pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on all smartphones citing the app's increasing acceptance.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT), in an order dated November 28, had mandated the mobile phone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app in new smartphones, as well as in existing devices through a software update.

However, the rollback comes after what the government described as the app's "increasing acceptance", with over 1.4 crore users already downloading Sanchar Saathi and installation continuing to rise.

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