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Announced: removed from India's App Store by Apple at the request of India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology · 2026-10-06
Announced: removal notice posted by developer Jack Dorsey says the app contains content that is illegal in India and violates the App Review Guidelines · 2026-10-06
Announced: works without internet or an account · 2026-10-06
Announced: source code remains on GitHub · 2026-10-06
Announced: India's removal order follows China's removal order in April 2026 · 2026-10-06
Licensed by: Japan's App Store (Japan) · 2026-10-06

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Apple Pulls Dorsey's bitchat From India's App Store

Apple removed the Bluetooth mesh chat app bitchat from India's App Store at the request of India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The removal notice, posted by developer Jack Dorsey, says the app contains content that is illegal in India and violates the App Review Guidelines. bitchat works without internet or an account. It stays available on Japan's App Store and its source code remains on GitHub.