Recently, Xiaomi and Realme have come under fire for having Chinese apps that were banned in India pre-installed on their phones. Both of them even have native features powered by Chinese apps like Clean Master. Realme and Poco already made an official statement on the government’s directive and user complaints earlier last month. But, Xiaomi has taken to social media today to reveal that it’s working on a new version of MIUI that will be free of any of the banned Chinese apps.
Xiaomi went on to clarify the presence of the ‘Clean Master’ branding in the Cleaner app in MIUI. The company says it is a “common industry name used by many app developers” and that MIUI is not using the Cleaner app banned by our government. MIUI has its own Cleaner app and the company will remove the mention of ‘industry definitions’ that might confuse its users.
📢 IMPORTANT news about #Xiaomi phones in #India:
- None of the blocked apps will be available2) MIUI Cleaner app is not using Clean Master app banned by Indian Govt.3) 100% of Indian user data stays in India
