Russian smartphone maker Aquarius said it won’t be able to replace iPhones in state-owned enterprises in the near future due to lack of capacity. In this respect informs Telegram channel Mash.
According to the channel, officers were banned from using personal iPhones after the news about the devices being tapped and they were strongly advised to switch to smartphones with Android operating systems other than the Google Pixel. For example, in Huawei, Xiaomi and Oppo. Furthermore, officers must replace phones at their own expense, writes Mash.
The post states that domestic companies trying to enter the smartphone market are faced with shortages of foreign components and rising prices, so you should not expect them to replace Apple phones in Russian government organizations in the near future.
“… we do not expect rapid change. In addition, Kaspersky Lab (specializing in cybersecurity – socialbites.ca), which has already developed its own operating system for mobile phones and tests applications on it, can enter the smartphone race, ”writes Mash.
In June, it was reported that US intelligence agencies were conducting surveillance in Russia using Apple mobile devices. According to the FSB, several thousand iPhones of Russian and foreign users were infected with malware. In this regard, the Russian intelligence service evaluated that Apple cooperated with American intelligence. The company denied this information. Last week, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Rostec announced that the use of iPhone in official correspondence of employees is prohibited.
Earlier, Siluanov said http://www.gazeta.ru/business/news/2023/06/15/20672162.shtml about pessimists and optimists.