The government has decided to ban another 54 apps originating from China, stressing that these apps pose a "threat to India's security" amid ongoing border tensions. One of the biggest names on this list of banned games is Garena Free Fire-Illuminate. This game is a popular alternative to PUBG Mobile.

Apart from Garena Free Fire-Illuminate, the list of new banned apps mainly contains clones of apps that have been banned in India since 2020. Several previously banned apps have been renamed and relaunched in India. With the addition of another 54 banned apps, the list of popular apps banned by Indian government apps so far can reach around 324.

Popular game Garena Free Fire disappeared from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store before the government announced the ban. While the Illuminate version was removed previously, the Max version is still on the Google Play Store. There's a good chance that Google will download it soon.

The possible reason behind the disappearance of Garena Free Fire before the ban was announced by the government could be because PUBG Mobile developer Krafton filed a massive lawsuit against Garena Free Fire and Garena Free Fire Max. Krafton is also working with Google and Apple to distribute these games in their respective app stores.

The following is a list of applications that have been confirmed to be banned by the government

1 Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD

2 Beauty Camera - Selfie Camera

3 Equalizer — Bass Booster & Volume EQ & Virtualizer

 4 Music Player- Music,Mp3 Player

5 Equalizer & Bass Booster - Music Volume EQ

6 Music Plus - MP3 Player

7Equalizer Pro - Volume Booster & Bass Booster

8 Video Player Media All Format

9 Music Player - Equalizer & MP3

10 Volume Booster - Loud Speaker & Sound Booster

11 Music Player - MP3 Player

12 CamCard for SalesForce Ent

13 Isoland 2: Ashes of Time Lite

14 Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade

15 APUS Security HD (Pad Version)

16 Parallel Space Lite 32 Support

17 Viva Video Editor - Snack Video Maker with Music

18 Nice video baidu

19 Tencent Xriver

20 Onmyoji Chess

21 Onmyoji Arena

22 AppLock

23 Dual Space Lite - Multiple Accounts & Clone App

24 Dual Space Pro - Multiple Accounts & App Cloner

25 DualSpace Lite - 32Bit Support

26 Dual Space - 32Bit Support

27 Dual Space - 64Bit Support

28 Dual Space Pro - 32Bit Support

29 Conquer Online - MMORPG Game

30 Conquer Online Il

31 Live Weather & Radar - Alerts

32 Notes- Color Notepad, Notebook

33 MP3 Cutter - Ringtone Maker & Audio Cutter

34 Voice Recorder & Voice Changer

35 Barcode Scanner - QR Code Scan

36 Lica Cam - selfie camera app

37 EVE Echoes

38 Astracraft

39 U Game Booster-network solution for high ping

40 Extraordinary Ones

41 Badlanders

42 Stick Fight: The Game Mobile

43 Twilight Pioneers

44 Cute: Match With The World

45 SmallWorld-Enjoy groupchat and video chat

46 CuteU Pro

47 FancyU - Video Chat & Meetup

48 RealU: Go Live, Make Friends

49 MoonChat: Enjoy Video Chats

50 RealU Lite -video to live!

51 Wink: Connect Now

52 FunChat Meet People Around You

53 FancyU pro - Instant Meetup through Video

54 Garena Free Fire- Illuminate