The government has decided to ban 54 additional apps of Chinese origin, saying these apps pose a “threat to India’s security” as tensions continue along the border. One of the biggest names on this list of banned games is “Garena Free Fire – Illuminate”. This game is a popular alternative to PUBG Mobile.
Apart from Garena Free Fire- Illuminate, the new list of banned apps mostly consists of clones of apps that were already banned in India from 2020. Some of the apps that were banned earlier were quietly re-branded and re-launched in India. , With 54 more banned apps, the total list of apps that have been banned by the Indian government can reach around 324 so far.
The popular Garena Free Fire game disappeared from both Google Play Store and Apple App Store even before the government announced this ban. While the Illuminate version has already been removed, the Max version is still on the Google Play Store. It is quite possible that Google will remove it very soon.
The possible reason why Garena Free Fire disappeared before the ban was announced by the government could be that PUBG Mobile’s developer Crafton has launched a major lawsuit against Garena Free Fire and Garena Free Fire Max. Crafton has also involved Google and Apple in the lawsuit for distributing these games on their respective app stores.
Here is the list of apps that have been confirmed to be banned by the government
1 Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD
2 Beauty Camera – Selfie Camera
3 Equalizer — Bass Booster & Volume EQ & Virtualizer
4 Music Player- Music,Mp3 Player
5 Equalizer & Bass Booster – Music Volume EQ
6 Music Plus – MP3 Player
7Equalizer Pro – Volume Booster & Bass Booster
8 Video Player Media All Format
9 Music Player – Equalizer & MP3
- Volume Booster – Loud Speaker & Sound Booster
11 Music Player – MP3 Player
12 CamCard for SalesForce Ent
13 Isoland 2: Ashes of Time Lite
14 Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade
15 APUS Security HD (Pad Version)
16 Parallel Space Lite 32 Support
17 Viva Video Editor – Snack Video Maker with Music
18 Nice video baidu
19 Tencent Xriver
20 Onmyoji Chess
21 Onmyoji Arena
22 AppLock
23 Dual Space Lite – Multiple Accounts & Clone App
24 Dual Space Pro – Multiple Accounts & App Cloner
25 DualSpace Lite – 32Bit Support
26 Dual Space – 32Bit Support
27 Dual Space – 64Bit Support
28 Dual Space Pro – 32Bit Support
29 Conquer Online – MMORPG Game
30 Conquer Online Il
31 Live Weather & Radar – Alerts
32 Notes- Color Notepad, Notebook
33 MP3 Cutter – Ringtone Maker & Audio Cutter
34 Voice Recorder & Voice Changer
35 Barcode Scanner – QR Code Scan
36 Lica Cam – selfie camera app
37 EVE Echoes
38 Astracraft
39 U Game Booster-network solution for high ping
40 Extraordinary Ones
41 Badlanders
42 Stick Fight: The Game Mobile
43 Twilight Pioneers
44 Cute: Match With The World
45 SmallWorld-Enjoy groupchat and video chat
46 CuteU Pro
47 FancyU – Video Chat & Meetup
48 RealU: Go Live, Make Friends
49 MoonChat: Enjoy Video Chats
50 RealU Lite -video to live!
51 Wink: Connect Now
52 FunChat Meet People Around You
53 FancyU pro – Instant Meetup through Video
54 Garena Free Fire- Illuminate