Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announce the launch of the full-fledge version of the new Aadhaar app. Available on both the App Store for iPhone and the Google Play Store for Android, it is aim at helping citizens securely store their Aadhaar information, keep it updated, and share it with others.
This new Aadhaar app offers features like easy mobile number updation, secure offline verification, and management of multiple Aadhaar cards in a family.
Features
UIDAI has introduce the full-fledge version of the new Aadhaar app that was first announced in November 2025.
As it has been available for download since 2025, its functionality was limited.
UIDAI says the new Aadhaar app has introduce with the goal of reaching a large number of smartphone users.
It is part of its “Mobile First” approach.
As per UIDAI, the new Aadhaar app offers a wide range of Aadhaar-linked services, with the foremost being the ability to update the Aadhaar-link mobile number.
There is a dedicated tab on the bottom bar of the home page, which links to services like mobile number updation and address updation.
You can also add up to five of their family members to their account in the Profile section.
Other key feature of the new Aadhaar app is offline Aadhaar verification.
New Aadhaar App lets citizens confirm their identity without sharing their Aadhaar number.
This is possible via an option call as Selective Share, where they can select what to share with others, including photo, name, age, status, date of birth, gender, address, and mobile number.
The app also presents a QR code, which can be scan at authorise terminals to confirm their identity.
New Aadhaar app offers biometric locking, which, as the name suggests, locks their biometrics to prevent the use of their fingerprint, face, and iris scans for authentication.
You can remove the biometric lock from the app, as per UIDAI.
But, if the phone or mobile number is lost, they will be lock out of their Aadhaar.
You can also check previous Aadhaar authentications in the Aadhaar app.
UIDAI says the new Aadhaar app is available in 13 Indian languages for improve accessibility across different regions.
