Published 16:42 IST, June 30th 2020

How to delete Chinese apps in Android using third party applications?

There is a long list of Chinese apps that can be seen in the phones of many Indian users. Read on to learn how to delete Chinese apps in Android

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increasing tension between India and China have accelerated anti-China sentiments across India with many citizens calling for a ban on Chinese products and services. To support movement, a number of people have eir stopped consuming Chinese products or started uninstalling Chinese-linked applications such TikTok, UC Browser and or such popular apps. It gained more support when Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a speech about Aatma Nirbhar Bharat to make India a self-reliant nation while encouraging citizens to support Indian business.

As boycotting Chinese apps soon became a trend, several Indian-based companies and app developers have started creating apps to help mobile users easily detect and delete Chinese apps installed on ir smartphones.

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How to delete Chinese apps in Android

Remove China Apps

Taking advant of boycott China movement, OneTouch Apps Labs developed an app called ‘Remove China Apps' which allowed users to delete all mobile apps on ir devices that were developed in China or had any links with country. Soon after app launch, it mand to garner lakhs of installations from Google Play Store. app works by scanning a user’s device to check and detect all apps with China as ir origin. However, app was soon delisted from Google Play Store for violating ir policies. In case you mand to download app before it got delisted from Play Store, you will still be able to use it. However, if you still want to install app, you can download APK file from internet.

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*Do te that we do t recommend downloading APK files from web as y may contain malware. So, in case you really wish to try out 'Remove China Apps', it’s at your own risk.

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Replace IT app

Replace IT is ar Indian app that gives users information about origin country of any mobile app. app helps users recognize Chinese apps installed on ir devices by running a system scan. In addition, it also recommends user with similar apps y can install on ir phones. Replace IT is available on Google Play Store and currently has a user rating of 4.9 stars.

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Chinese apps banned

Lastly, if you don't wish to use any third-party apps, you can always uninstall m individually. Indian government has recently banned 59 mobile apps with Chinese links, including some of hugely popular ones. Here's a list of all banned Chinese apps that have been considered harmful for use.

Chinese apps banned

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16:42 IST, June 30th 2020