Samsung began to establish the poor Russian applications for his gadgets due to concerns to be accused of non-compliance with the legislation of the Russian Federation. This was reported in the press service of the company. Kommersant newspaper.
there were “unique for the Russian market” the requirements of the laws of local developers should be established for the Gadgets on the Gadgets sold in Russia. “In the process of preparing for its execution, we concluded that the preset of some applications in the” removed “mode with a high degree of probability may be regarded as a violation of legislation,” explained in the press service Samsung.
The company also noted that by law it is the manufacturer who is responsible and is obliged to provide non-discriminatory conditions for using applications.
Previously, Samsung Smartphones from Russia complained about the appearance of applications from “Yandex” applications that cannot be deleted. In particular, users told about the services of Yandex.Browser, Yandex.Disk and Yandex.Maps. The SAMSUNG displaced applications referred to the requirements of Russian legislation, according to which local developers should be installed on gadgets sold in the country. The representative of the company clarified that most applications can be easily removed from the phone. For those programs in which the possibility of removal is not provided, you can remove the icon from the device screen.
The law on the mandatory preset of domestic programs for smartphones and other devices will begin to operate from April 1. Earlier, one of the leaders of the Russian smartphone market – Apple – agreed to prevent on their phones according to Russia. Consumers will be able to choose the applications you need when you activate the iPhone.