The government of India introduces “Sandes”; a Made in India messaging app that is going to stand against WhatsApp. The best thing about this app is that it will minimize the risks of data loss and will protect from a privacy breach.
The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has inaugurated a new Indian instant messaging app, known as Sandes. It is expected that the launch of this messaging app by the Indian government is an alternative against WhatsApp. Apart from this, there are some great features in Sandes, which even WhatsApp hasn’t provide till date.
Features offered
- In this app, you can enhance your profile to an upgraded level. You can add your birthday and professional details to this app. You do not have many options to get creative in your profile but here you can be as you want.
- This app is allowing you to register with the email id along with the contact number. It is going to provide a different opportunity to individuals who do not want to share their phone numbers, unlike WhatsApp.
- This app will support all the features that WhatsApp has to offer like broadcast messages, groups, sharing images, videos, emojis, etc. you can mark any message as confidential if you want it to be protected and notify the receiver not to show this to anyone.
- It is noticed that WhatsApp users have been demanding a Chatbot for many years for getting solutions to the issues they face. Sandes has already resolved the issue. You can find it by typing help.
- The amazing fact about this app is that you will get a feature to log in and log out anytime you want. You will be allowed to take a break if you need.
This app is going to make the government officials the verified users. The government has already notified all of its employees to use this app for carrying out their official communication. However, the app is currently available only to iPhone users.
Steps to use Sandes on App Store
- Open the app store and search for Sandes
- Click on the option with NIC official app and 4+ ratings
- Download the app
- Open the app after installation
- Enter the mobile number or email id and perform OTP verification
- Now you can use the app
