About a year ago, news emerged that a new Russian law will mandate all smartphones, tablets, computers, and smart TVs to have Russian software preinstalled. Failure to comply could result in bans, the government said. It wasn’t clear what that would mean for Apple devices. Android and Windows 10 device makers can preinstall apps from third-party providers, and they often do. iPhone and Mac are different in that regard, as Apple only preinstalls its own apps on them. Everything else is only available from the app stores, and the apps can be installed if and when the user chooses to do it.
A few weeks ago, reports from Russia indicated that Apple had reached an understanding with the Russian Ministry of Digital Affairs to show users a prompt when setting up a device for the first time to pre-install Russian apps. Users would start seeing then new setup screens on April 1st, Apple told a local website at the time.
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iPhones in Russia will suggest local apps during the setup process originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 1 Apr 2021 at 07:31:39 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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