The SIM Toolkit app is the real connecting mechanism of your phone with cellular towers, and is a lifesaver in situations like international roaming.

With the extended deadline, the app developers now expect a phased rollout for SIM binding. With the calendar turning to March, major messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, ...

The applications must regularly check if the original SIM card associated with the account is inserted in the phone. (Image: Unsplash) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a new ...

WhatsApp SIM-binding: The messaging platform WhatsApp has initiated testing for SIM-binding in India. According to media ...

Japanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo has developed an app that can wirelessly send authentication credentials to devices that are not connected to the Internet, allowing more hardware to get online or ...

Starting March 1, messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and others must comply with the Department of Telecommunications' SIM-binding rule—a directive that ties your app access directly to ...

The Government of India has tightened its digital security framework with a new rule requiring app-based communication platforms to remain continuously linked to a user’s active SIM card. The ...

SIM binding rules linking messaging apps to active SIM cards now have a December 2026 deadline. Extension allows firms to ...

The Department of Telecom has postponed the SIM-binding deadline for popular messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to ...