Xiaomi removed one of the prominent features of its latest flagship, Mi MIX 4, just three days after your announcement.
O anti-theft function allowed users to find your phone even if the SIM card was removed.
However, it will be removed because has not received approval from regulators, according to the company, said in a statement posted on its Weibo account.
At Tuesday’s launch event, founder and CEO Lei Jun called the feature “perfect” with a virtual SIM card that keeps the phone connected to the Internet, as well as a feature that does not allow the use of other SIM cards without user approval.
China’s central government has become increasingly strict with the country’s tech sector as it tries to curb the industry’s growing influence with antitrust measures as well as stricter rules on privacy, data security and cybersecurity.
The Personal Data Protection Act (PIPL), along with China’s data security law that comes into effect next month, should end an era of total freedom for China’s big tech companies, who were free to collect and use consumer data.