Russia Pressures Apple to Follow Google in Offering Local Search Engines on iOS Devices

Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development supports the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s (FAS) demand that Apple provide users of iOS devices with the option to set Russian search engines as default, Minister Maksut Shadayev told reporters on October 16.

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“The Ministry supports FAS’s position on Apple’s unconditional compliance with the ‘choice window’ requirement [for search engines]. And we believe that if Apple fails to comply, tough measures should be introduced—because Google has complied,” Shadayev said.

FAS previously sent letter to Apple requesting implementation of the feature. The company is expected to respond by October 31, 2025.

Earlier, unreleased iPad Pro M5 tablets that appeared in videos by Russian tech bloggers were reportedly stolen from Apple’s European warehouses before their official launch.

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