The Indian government launched a new messaging app called “Sandes” as a WhatsApp alternative for government employees this February. As CNBC-TV18 reports, this Made-in-India messaging app is now available to the general masses.
“Sandes is an open source based indigenous instant messaging platform developed by NIC, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India to facilitate instant messaging communication in Government organisations,” reads the app’s description.
From the account settings page, you can access app settings, turn off read receipts, log out, or even delete your account. Sandes also lets you link your Aadhaar account if that’s something you are interested in.
Download Sandes app (Play Store | App Store)
