By Hunky 
Round two of app banning by Indian Central Govt happened on 2022 valentines day. From 14th February 2002, total of 54 Chinese origin Android or Apple iOS apps are now banned for Indian users. As per the press release of IT Ministry of India, these apps are used by Chinese Govt to illegally spy on citizens & perform malicious activities on their devices.
Out of these 54 apps, the biggest name by far is Garena Free Fire mobile game. Right after PubG, Free Fire android game is one of the most popular multi player shooting action game. This game is known for running on low end android phones and just after ban on PubG, this game gained huge number of players from India.
As of today, Free Fire android / iOS game stands banned and illegal in India.
What happens after the ban?
Google and Apple will remove all these 54 apps along with Free Fire game from their respective Playstore and Apps store. No user will now be able to download these apps.
What happens to your game if its already installed?
Your game or any of these 54 apps will continue to run but for not longer since in due time, all mobile network & broadband companies of India will starts to block the IP addresses of these gaming servers. So even with the game installed, you will not be able to login and play.
Can you still install Garena Free Fire android game?
You should avoid the app since Govt of India banned this app because of this game or app is used by Chinese Govt for spying on Indian citizens. But if you are wondering how to install free fire without playstore or directly, then you can download the apk directly from the publisher official website.
1. Use a computer or mobile browser like Chrome to visit https://ff.garena.com/
2. Click the Download Free Fire button to download the apk file directly.
3. Install the apk file in your phone.