Apple simply offering Russian apps to iPhone users might not be enough
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What you need to know Apple now tells Russian iPhone users that they can install Russian-made apps during setup. This comes after Russian law was changed to force companies to install Russian apps. Telling people apps exist isn`t the same as installing them. Today saw Apple make good on a promise it made to Russia recently. The promise was that it would pre-install apps made by Russian developers on iPhones that are sold in the country. Except, Apple hasn`t quite gone all the way, has it? As of now, users are presented with a new screen during setup. That screen highlights apps made by Russian developers and allows users to install them right there and then. Apple also makes it very clear that the move isn`t something it is doing by choice, too. In compliance with Russian legal requirements, here are some apps from Russian developers that you may download. Russian reports last month suggested Apple had agreed that, as of April 1, it would put Russian apps front and center...