Is VidMate banned in India after the government's ban on Chinese apps?

VidMate is a popular video grabber platform that allows user to search and download videos from various social media channels such as YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram and many or sources. app also gives users access to a range of mobile apps and video games for Android platform. In addition, it also comes with a live TV feature, which gives access to a number of TV channels free of cost.

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Is VidMate banned in India?

VidMate was banned from Google Play Store soon after it was released on platform. app was removed from platform for violating  company's policy. Security researchers at a London-based mobile techlogy firm have claimed that  video grabber tool displays a lot of hidden ads and secretly subscribes users to paid services. In addition, re have also been complaints of app constantly draining user's mobile data. re have also been reports saying that researchers at Upstream claim that VidMate tends to subject its users to a number of suspicious behaviour that could t only cost m money, but also expose ir personal information.

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Is VidMate Chinese?

VidMate is developed by UC Web developers, who are part of  Chinese tech giant, Alibaba. app is t available on Google Play Store anymore, but it is still popular across or mobile app sources on web. However, it is recommended to t download app from untrusted platforms as it may potentially carry malware or viruses. Moreover, app isn't considered safe for use and is kwn to eng users in various suspicious activities.

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Is VidMate same as VMate?

VidMate and VMate are entirely different applications. VMate is a social networking platform that allows users to create short videos and share m with or users on platform. It also allows users to upload existing videos from ir devices and use a range of special effects.

VMate is among 59 Chinese mobile apps banned in India, in wake of rising Indo-China border tension in Ladakh.  Ministry of Information and Techlogy has stated that se Chinese apps were in violation of user privacy and shared ir data on servers located outside of India.

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