App- makers demands : India to launch its on App Store as alternate to Google Play Store

New Delhi: The Indian government is now about to launch its own App Store to eliminate Google and Apple’s monopoly. According to the report, this app store will be available as a pre-installed app on Android phones and it will support Indian start-ups.

The report revealed, there are around 500 million smartphone users in the country, most of whom use Google’s Android platform. Once the Indian App Store is launched the dependence of Indian users on Google or Apple will decline. Indian start-ups have also criticized the company for policies that say they are Inhibit growth..

According to reports, the government is coming forward to help Indian startups and is therefore preparing to launch its own app store. The app store unlike Google or Apple, will not charge 30% of commissions. Currently, the government is in process of making this app store and it will be made available as a pre-installed app in Android phones.

As per the senior Indian official, Delhi has not received any formal request, but is ready to consider developing a mobile platform where apps can be downloaded. However, so far no official statement is issued by the government about the App Store launch.

Recently, a controversy erupted between Google and Indian startups. Google has sent a notice to food delivery service provider company Zomato and Swiggy. In which it is alleged that these two companies are violating the rules of the Play Store Guidelines. It had earlier removed the digital payment service Paytm from the Play Store by accusing it of violating policies.

Indian App makers have demanded an alternative National App store to Google Play, which has so far dominated the app ecosystem in the country. Google Play now and then is sending notices to app developers to comply with policies for quite some time. However, Indian entrepreneurs now believe that an Indian alternative would help retain the user base in case of a ban from Google Play.