The project of the Russian version of the Android mobile operating system caused a lot of controversy and disagreements among domestic companies responsible for its development. The newspaper writes about it “Kommersant”.
“Firms’ views on the project vary widely, and the cost seems likely to be substantial,” the article states.
According to Kommersant, Russian authorities and participants in the IT market began to discuss a domestic mobile ecosystem project based on Android open source code from the beginning of 2023.
“The project is being created and supervised by the Center for Informatics Expertise and Coordination under the Ministry of Digital Development and is scheduled to be presented to the corresponding Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko in the spring,” a source told the publication.
The removal of many applications of Russian developers from foreign stores during the military operation and the limitation of the functionality of the App Store and Google Play for users from Russia explained the need for the project.
According to sources, two meetings have already been held regarding the new operating system. At the end of 2022, the Ministry of Digital Development proposed to establish a joint structure for an Android-based operating system project. However, the project has not yet been documented and the composition of the participants has not been determined.
It was previously owned by Russian software developer “Red Soft”. plans to publish Operating system for smartphones and tablets supporting Android applications.