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Government Bans Bitchat Bluetooth Messaging App Over Law‑and‑Order Concerns
✍️ Business Standard
🗓 07 Oct 2026, 10:46 AM
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India’s government has removed the Bitchat Bluetooth messaging app from app stores, citing potential threats to public order.
The government has taken the step of removing the Bitchat Bluetooth messaging app from all major app stores in India.
Officials cited concerns that the app’s ability to exchange messages over Bluetooth without an internet connection could facilitate covert communication among criminal groups, posing a risk to law and order.
The move follows warnings from law‑enforcement agencies that the app could be used to coordinate illegal activities without detection.
Users of the app will no longer be able to download or update it, and the government has urged them to seek alternative, regulated communication platforms.
Officials cited concerns that the app’s ability to exchange messages over Bluetooth without an internet connection could facilitate covert communication among criminal groups, posing a risk to law and order.
The move follows warnings from law‑enforcement agencies that the app could be used to coordinate illegal activities without detection.
Users of the app will no longer be able to download or update it, and the government has urged them to seek alternative, regulated communication platforms.