The iPhone mobile operating system has begun to identify Crimea and the cities on the peninsula as part of Russia, although they were previously identified as Ukrainian. mercenary attention Telegram channel Channel No. 6.
It was noted that after the release of iOS 16.7.8, the standard iOS Weather app began to recognize Crimea as a subject of the Russian Federation. For example, 6 screenshots showing that Channel No. Dzhankoy, Simferopol and Sevastopol belong to Russia.
In the comments to the post, users confirmed the change, with one commenter saying that the listed locations were identified as Russian, even if they had an American Apple ID account.
At the same time, users noticed that the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR), Zaporozhye and Kherson regions are not yet registered as subjects of the Russian Federation on iOS. Moreover, they were annexed to Russia in October 2022.
At the time the news was published, Apple had not made any statement on this issue.
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