As we all know, Apple is more than happy to comply with the sanctions restrictions imposed on Russia, so apps from all major Russian banks, as well as sanctioned companies and their partners, have long since disappeared from the App Store service. Considering that the closed file system of the iOS operating system does not allow the installation of apps from anywhere except the App Store, and that Apple does not comply with the mandatory pre-installation requirements of the Russian RuStore store, it turns out that it is now impossible to perform basic daily tasks on an iPhone in Russia without an extremely inconvenient “crutch”.
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And now it seems that Russians’ attitude towards Cupertino products has finally begun to change. according to VTsIOM Poll51% of Russian users will no longer consider the iPhone as their next smartphone. Another 45% of those surveyed expressed the belief that issues with Russian apps on iPhones could prompt users to switch to devices running Android, which don’t have such ridiculous limitations and can even install apps from downloaded archives.
The survey showed that 64% of Russian iPhone users complained about the lack of notifications for apps that were previously installed but now removed from the App Store, 46% were dissatisfied with the lack of updates for the corresponding apps, and 42% pointed out that the apps they needed could not be installed.
The survey also revealed other interesting information: About 25% of Android users also reported increased inconvenience. Although in this case, as you understand, the whole inconvenience consists in the need to install the application with not two, but four or five taps on the screen. iPhone users have essentially been denied this opportunity due to Apple’s hardline stance on total control of its ecosystem. ugly? Of course, since you’re buying the device, not renting it, you should have the right to do whatever you want with it – even install Android on your iPhone. But until now, no one cared about the randomness of apples, until the roast chicken took the bait.
