Apple Cuts Off Russian Access to Its Developer Enterprise Program

Apple has reportedly shut down access to the Apple Developer Enterprise Program (ADEP) for Russian developers. Russian IT sources told RBC that developers lost access to the platform on February 12.

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The shutdown means Russian developers can no longer use ADEP to create and distribute custom iOS apps for internal use without going through the App Store. A software company in St. Petersburg confirmed to the media outlet that all program data had been erased, making ADEP unusable.

Prior to the cut-off, Apple apparently warned companies using Enterprise certificates that they would stop working by mid-February. The certificates allow developers to sign and distribute apps.

ADEP was widely used for app testing in Russia without publishing to the ‌App Store‌, but major corporations and developer companies in the country also relied on the platform for internal business apps, corporate chatbots, CRM systems, and logistics tools.

Despite Apple suspending product sales and limiting certain services like Apple Pay in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the ‌App Store‌ continues to operate within the country. However, Apple has complied with local regulations by removing certain applications, such as VPN services and specific news apps, after requests from Russian authorities.

(Via MSN.)

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0049190 Avatar
12 months ago
They should have done this 3 years ago. ??
Score: 39 Votes (Like | Disagree)
UliBaer Avatar
12 months ago
About time?
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Minato1990 Avatar
12 months ago

About time?
It will be reversed soon due to Putin’s lap dog.
Score: 25 Votes (Like | Disagree)
majkom Avatar
12 months ago
why so late, tim apple?
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
2128506 Avatar
12 months ago

Seems history books and some basic research is lost on people buying into the propaganda from both sides. Antagonist and Protagonist roles on the mind numbed Netflix crowd I see.
Yeah, it's Ukrainians who've invaded their own country and are killing themselves by thousands.

You shouldn't blame Hitler too, that was Allied propaganda.

Mate, your "it's not that obvious" bullcrap (which is LOVED by Kremlin botfarms, by the way) was rendered null and void the moment russia openly invaded sovereign country. And then annexed several regions of that country, citing "protection of our people" (which is exactly what Hitler did, if you don't know).

They are evil. They kill people. Period.
Score: 18 Votes (Like | Disagree)
miric Avatar
12 months ago

What's the reason for this?
Have you been sleeping last three years?
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)