Is Gallery Vault a Chinese app and who is the developer of the platform?

India has been one of biggest markets for Chinese mobile app developers for many years w. However, after growing tensions between two countries, many users have been calling to ban all Chinese applications. re are still a number of Chinese apps such as TikTok, CamScanner, ShareIt, and UC Browser that are widely popular in country, and enjoy a massive user base.

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Is Gallery Vault a Chinese app?

Gallery Vault is a privacy protection app that allows users to hide and encrypt pictures, videos and any or files and protect m from ors. app is popular among Indian users, however, it comes from Chinese app developer "GalleryVault Developer TeamVideo Players & Editors", formerly kwn as "Think Yeah". app has more than 10 million downloads on Google Play Store right w.

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Gallery vault app – Best alternatives

LockMyPix Photo Vault PRO and Photo Vault PRIVARY are two of popular choices if you are looking to replace Gallery Vault on your device. Both apps allow users to protect ir photos, videos and or files in just a few clicks.

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List of banned Chinese apps

Indian government has recently anunced ban of 59 Chinese-owned mobile apps in country. Gallery Vault is one of apps that made it to list of banned applications.

Intelligence ncies have suggested that se Chinese-owned mobile apps have been used as spyware or malware and are in clear violation of terms of us, compromising a user's privacy. ban has been imposed under Section 69A of IT Act with relevant provisions of Information Techlogy (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules 2009.

move to ban se malicious apps came after several complaints of stealing of user data, which were getting transferred to servers located outside of country.  decision to block se Chinese-based apps doesn't come as a surprise as re have already been speculations of some regulatory action from government. Here's a list of all Chinese apps banned by IT ministry:

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