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Russia escalates dispute with Apple over mandatory app preinstallation

Reuters reports that Russia’s antitrust regulator has opened a formal case against Apple over the company’s failure to preinstall the state-backed MAX messenge

August 4, 2026Tech Bytes

What happened

Reuters reports that Russia’s antitrust regulator has opened a formal case against Apple over the company’s failure to preinstall the state-backed MAX messenge

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Where it came from

Reported by 9to5Mac. Full details are in the original, linked below.

What to do with it

Treat this as a briefing, not a replacement for the primary source. If the change touches your stack, verify release notes and rollout status before acting.

Source: 9to5mac.com — we link the original so you can verify every claim.