The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation plans to force smartphone manufacturers to implement an application from VK RuStore deep into their systems. The relevant draft government decree is published in the Federal. portal draft normative legal acts.
According to the document, the official Russian store, for which RuStore has had the status since November 2022, needs to be integrated into the operating system to the same extent as a store from the phone or operating system manufacturer itself. It is emphasized that the seller or someone it authorizes should not pre-install the application, but should grant the same system permissions as other stores.
Newspaper “Kommersant” He also writes that the project provides provisions indicating plans to integrate the Mir Pay contactless payment system with RuStore, according to experts. According to market participants, the initiative could worsen the situation in the Russian smartphone market, which many manufacturers have left.
Previously the Ministry of Digital published A draft resolution of the Council of Ministers proposing measures to prevent manufacturers of smartphones, tablets and TVs with Smart TV functionality from preloading the Russian Russtore application store under the pretext of licensing conditions set by the developers of the operating system.