^ "SHAREit-Discover and Share Unlimited Joy".^ "SHAREit - Transfer & Share not trusted one app because it can be easily be accessible to hackers.In June 2020, Indian government announced the ban of 59 apps including SHAREit, TikTok, UC Browser, Weibo, Xender as tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh sparked fatal face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies. SHAREit refuted the allegation stating that its security metadata integration program with Google ensures that all apps transferred through SHAREit are screened by Google Play and certified malware free before allowing them to be shared between devices through SHAREit app. In 2017, Indian Defence Ministry raised security concern against 42 popular apps including SHAREit, WeChat, Mi Store, Truecaller and ordered its armed forces to uninstall all such apps from their phones and computers.
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Gaming įollowing upgrade of SHAREit from peer to peer file and content sharing app, a separate gaming center was introduced into the app allowing users to play HTML5 games and gaming videos. SHAREit has also participated in “Ingat Angat Bakuna Lahat”, a multimedia campaign in the Philippines aiming to boost vaccine confidence and speeding up economic recovery in the Philippines. In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, SHAREit introduced COVID-19 tracker and video section for tracking infection and sharing of information on the spread of the virus. On, SHAREit acquired South India OTT platform Fastfilmz app and appointed the founder Karam Malhotra as the Partner & vice president of the company. SHAREit later introduced entertainment features into the app allowing users to watch videos by collaborating with entertainment providers such as Times Music. At its initial release, the app was only a peer to peer file sharing facilitator. SHAREit was first released under Lenovo before its ownership was transferred to Smart Media4U Technology based in Singapore.