Apple returns VKontakte and Mail ru mobile applications to the App Store
October 14, 2022
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After learning that the apps were unavailable, Apple commented on the situation and said that the removal was a result of British sanctions, under which the majority of
After learning that the apps were unavailable, Apple commented on the situation and said that the removal was a result of British sanctions, under which the majority of VK administration fell (UK sanctions apply to Gazprombank administrators). controlling stake in VK).
Allowed again
According to Russian mass media, several main applications are now available, including VKontakte, VK Messenger, VK Calls, VK Music, News and Mail.ru. Others are only available via links or on the ranking page for now and may not be available in the public domain, but this seems to be temporary.
As a reminder, the following apps have been removed from the Apple app store for iPhone and iPad:
“Vkontakte”,
“Mail.ru”,
“Mail.ru cloud”,
“Yula”,
voice assistant “Marusya”,
“VK Music”,
“VK Clips”,
“VC Messenger”,
“Play VK”,
“VC Manager” etc.
Russia’s Ministry of Digital Affairs announced its own investigation into the reasons for the removal.
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