SHAREit is a peer-to-peer file sharing, content
streaming
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and gaming platform that supports online and offline sharing of files and contents. It allows users access to short format videos and a wide range of games, making it a multimedia entertainment app for users. It works on various smartphone platforms and Windows, allowing users to share files between devices directly. SHAREit was developed as part of Lenovo at its initial stage but was later spun off and operated under a separate
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
based technology company Smart Technology Pte. Ltd.
History
SHAREit was first released under Lenovo before its ownership was transferred to Smart Media4U Technology based in Singapore. At its initial release, the app was only a peer-to-peer file sharing facilitator. SHAREit later introduced entertainment features into the app, allowing users to watch videos by collaborating with entertainment providers such as
Times Music. On 8 May 2018, SHAREit acquired South India OTT platform Fastfilmz app and appointed the founder Karam Malhotra as the partner and vice president of the company.
Gaming
Following the 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.
India
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. SHAREit denied the allegation stating that its security metadata integration program with Google ensures that all apps transferred through SHAREit are screened by
Google Play
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and certified malware free before allowing them to be shared between devices through SHAREit app.
In June 2020, Indian government announced the ban of 59 apps including SHAREit,
TikTok
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,
UC Browser
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,
Weibo, Xender as
tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in
Ladakh
Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...
sparked a fatal face-off between the Indian and Chinese armies.
See also
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Utility software
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References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.ushareit.com/
Android (operating system) software
File sharing software
HarmonyOS software
IOS software
Internet censorship in India