Resso, Starmaker and other Chinese mobile apps that survived the Indian government’s ban

• Despite the Indian government having banned more than 200 apps by Chinese companies, there are still many that remain — and are even popular on the Google Play Store and the App Store.
• Resso, for instance, is a subsidiary of TikTok’s parent company, Bytedance.
• Here’s a full list of Chinese mobile apps that are still available to download in India and managed to avoid the Indian government’s ban lists so far.

Several Chinese mobile apps like Resso, Snack Video, Starmaker, and other mobile apps associated with Chinese companies remain on the Google Play Store despite the Indian government having relayed three separate bans against Chinese mobile apps in the country.

The first list of 59 Chinese mobile apps came out in June, which included some of the popular names in the country like TikTok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Shein and Club Factory. Another list of 47 mobile apps was released a month later followed by the third iteration of 118 Chinese apps last week — this time with Tencent-backed gaming apps like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Arena of Valor.


Here’s a list of some of the most popular Chinese mobile apps that have managed to fly under the radar of the Indian government’s ban: