Sandes
An instant messaging application led by the Indian government and developed by the National Informatics Centre under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It is hosted on government servers and supports end-to-end encrypted messages, with full functionality requiring government verification of users.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Sandes is developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), under India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and was first released for government employees in August 2020, later opened to the public.
According to Sandes' Google Play description, it supports end-to-end encrypted messages and is hosted on government servers; but its website states that only verified government users can use the full functionality.
The core features of Signal, Telegram, Arattai and Sandes are all free, and Telegram offers an optional Premium subscription.
All Facts (3)
Sandes is developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC), under India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and was first released for government employees in August 2020, later opened to the public.
50%UnverifiedAccording to Sandes' Google Play description, it supports end-to-end encrypted messages and is hosted on government servers; but its website states that only verified government users can use the full functionality.
50%UnverifiedThe core features of Signal, Telegram, Arattai and Sandes are all free, and Telegram offers an optional Premium subscription.
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