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As of April 1, payment processing is no longer available for purchases made across the App Store and other Apple services in Russia, according to Apple.
In a new support document, Apple said new purchases, in-app purchases, and subscription renewals are no longer available in Russia unless a user already has funds in their Apple Account balance, which can continue to be used.
This change affects the following services and items:
Apple Arcade
Apple Fitness+
Apple Music
Apple Podcasts subscriptions
Apple One
App Store purchases and subscriptions
Apple TV purchases and subscriptions
iTunes Store purchases
iCloud+
Ringtone & Tone purchasesApple said apps and content that users previously bought will remain available, and it ensured that iCloud data will remain accessible after an iCloud+ subscription ends. More details are available in Apple's support document.
Apple reportedly took this action in response to an order from the Russian government, which allegedly hopes that the lost services revenue from Russian users will pressure the company to add some popular Russian apps back to the App Store, after those apps were removed due to sanctions arising from Russia's war with Ukraine. The order would presumably end if Apple were to make those apps available again.
This article, "Apple Turns Off Payments in Russia" first appeared on MacRumors.com
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In a new support document, Apple said new purchases, in-app purchases, and subscription renewals are no longer available in Russia unless a user already has funds in their Apple Account balance, which can continue to be used.
This change affects the following services and items:
Apple Arcade
Apple Fitness+
Apple Music
Apple Podcasts subscriptions
Apple One
App Store purchases and subscriptions
Apple TV purchases and subscriptions
iTunes Store purchases
iCloud+
Ringtone & Tone purchasesApple said apps and content that users previously bought will remain available, and it ensured that iCloud data will remain accessible after an iCloud+ subscription ends. More details are available in Apple's support document.
Apple reportedly took this action in response to an order from the Russian government, which allegedly hopes that the lost services revenue from Russian users will pressure the company to add some popular Russian apps back to the App Store, after those apps were removed due to sanctions arising from Russia's war with Ukraine. The order would presumably end if Apple were to make those apps available again.
This article, "Apple Turns Off Payments in Russia" first appeared on MacRumors.com
Discuss this article in our forums
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