The law on the mandatory pre-installation of RuStore on all mobile gadgets for sale in the Russian Federation was signed by President Vladimir Putin. The document is published on the legal information website.
The law prohibits the restriction of the installation of the unified Russian RuStore app store on smartphones, tablets and a number of other devices supplied to the Russian market. Previously, some device manufacturers resisted installing third-party applications, and also restricted access to certain functions.
In particular, this was the policy pursued by Apple in relation to its smartphones and tablets. The AppStore is installed by default on the iPhone and other Apple gadgets, the company does not allow alternative stores. An exception has been made for the EU countries.