The national messaging app MAX is no longer available for download… (приложение · макс · пропасть)
The national messaging app MAX is no longer available for download on Google Play. On the same day, the apps 'Odnoklassniki', VK Video, 'VK Messenger', VK Music, and 'VK Dating' disappeared from Russia's Apple App Store.
Consensus
- All applications belonging to VK were removed from Google Play.
- The application of the national messenger MAX was no longer available for download in Google Play.
- VK's press service confirmed that the apps had disappeared from Google Play.
- Installed services and applications continue to function normally without restrictions.
- Users of Android devices will still receive push notifications for messages, events, and calls in MAX and VK apps.
- European Union imposed sanctions on July 13 against VK and the legal entity responsible for MAX.
Points of divergence
- The removal of VK applications from Google Play occurred on July 16, as observed by a correspondent from 'Vechernaya Moskva'. — vm
- On the same day that VK apps were removed from Google Play, applications 'Odnoklassniki', VK Video, 'VK Messenger', VK Music, and 'VK Znakomstva' disappeared from Apple's Russian app store. — vm
- Dmitry Peskov, the official representative of the Kremlin, described EU sanctions against MAX as absurd and stated that Russia does not accept them, calling the Brussels decision repressive in nature. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- All apps owned by VK have disappeared from Google Play. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- VK and MAX apps removed from Google Play — Вечерняя Москва