RuStore to be pre-installed on Smart TVs in Russia

The Russian app store RuStore may be included in the list of applications for mandatory pre-installation on Smart-TV televisions.

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The Russian government has prepared a draft decree for the mandatory pre-installation of RuStore on Smart TVs.
The pre-installation of RuStore is intended to ensure access to Russian digital services on Smart TVs.
RuStore will be included in the mechanism for mandatory pre-installation of software on Smart TVs.
Users are not required to use RuStore after installation; its use is voluntary.
The list of mandatory pre-installed Russian apps for 2027 will be adjusted to include RuStore.
Ministry of Digital Development (Minцифры) will submit proposals for updating the app list by March 1, 2027.
The draft decree has been published on the portal for public discussion of normative legal acts.

On July 31, the Russian government approved the list of Russian and Eurasian apps to be pre-installed on certain devices in 2027, including RuStore, Yandex Browser, Yandex with Alice, Yandex Maps, Max, Dzen, VK Video, V Kontakte, Gosuslugi, and Chестny Znak. — vedomosti
The draft decree has been published on the official portal for public discussion of normative legal acts. — interfax