Xiaomi will replace its app store with fintech PhonePe's offering for customers in India starting in January. The move is a major win for the Indian Xiaomi, one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in India,

Xiaomi will transition its Indian app store to fintech company PhonePe’s Indus AppStore starting January 2024. The update will automatically replace Xiaomi’s GetApps store on devices across India, signaling a significant partnership for the Chinese tech giant in its largest market outside China.

PhonePe on Tuesday announced that it has hit 6.4 million ratings on the Apple app store in India with an average rating of 4.7 stars.

Fintech major PhonePe’s super app is reportedly set to replace app store in Xiaomi smartphones in India starting from January.

All Xiaomi phones in India will get the update automatically. Xiaomi claims it shipped over 250 million smartphones since starting its India operations in 2014.

Xiaomi users in India to get the Indus Appstore pre-installed in a new deal marking PhonePe's challenge to Google Play Store dominance.

Xiaomi has revealed plans to replace its current app store, GetApps, with the Indus Appstore. The transition will start in January 2025 and will impact all Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO devices sold in India. The move is part of Xiaomi's plan to improve user experience and serve local needs better in one of its biggest markets.

Xiaomi's decision to replace GetApps with PhonePe's Indus Appstore is expected to boost adoption of the homegrown Android app store, which seeks to challenge the dominance of the Google Play Store.

Xiaomi is reportedly replacing its GetApps app store with PhonePe's Indus AppStore on its smartphones in India starting January.