mAadhaar vs e-Aadhaar: Same function, different features; what can the new app do that the old one can't? Understand the full details..

mAadhaar vs. e-Aadhaar: Aadhaar-related tasks and completely paperless identification. To simplify these tasks, UIDAI recently launched the e-Aadhaar app. This new app is available on both Android and iOS, and the biggest question people have since its launch is: What's the difference between mAadhaar and e-Aadhaar? Because both apps are linked to Aadhaar, people often mistake them for the same thing. However, the reality is that their purposes, features, and uses are different.

What did UIDAI say?
In a statement, UIDAI stated that e-Aadhaar is a smart, secure, and paperless app. However, it does not replace mAadhaar. Both apps are designed for their respective purposes. mAadhaar is for mobile-first Aadhaar service management, while e-Aadhaar is for secure, easy, and widespread use of digital identity.

What does the mAadhaar app do?
mAadhaar was UIDAI's first mobile app. It provides many essential Aadhaar-related features, such as downloading a PDF copy of your Aadhaar card, generating a Virtual ID (VID), locking/unlocking Aadhaar, updating personal details, and basic access to Aadhaar services. mAadhaar is essentially a portable version of your Aadhaar, allowing you to manage and control your information.

What's new with the e-Aadhaar app?

The e-Aadhaar app focuses on completely new security and identity verification. Its key features include:

You can link up to five Aadhaar profiles to a single mobile number—that is, manage Aadhaar cards for an entire family on a single phone.

Face authentication—This makes identity verification easy and secure.

Digital identity sharing via QR code—paperless, photoless—identity verification in just one scan.

Enhanced security layer—The e-Aadhaar app is specifically designed to make digital identity sharing fast, secure, and paperless.

Both have different purposes, but complement each other.
mAadhaar is for managing Aadhaar-related services. e-Aadhaar is for using Aadhaar's digital identity in a fast and secure manner. Together, they simplify and modernize Aadhaar services.

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