The main VKontakte application was removed from the App Store… (приложение · удаление · компания)
The main VKontakte application was removed from the App Store, following the removal of several other VK and Zen applications. The apps Zen, VK Video, VK Messenger, VK Music, VK Dating, and OKCupid are no longer available for download or updates.
Consensus
- Apple removed multiple VK Group applications from the App Store without prior warning
- The removal occurred on June 25th
- Affected applications include VKontakte, OK, VK Video, VK Messenger, VK Music, and VK Dating
- Users on iOS devices can no longer receive push notifications from these apps
- Russian authorities are reportedly negotiating with Apple to restore access
Points of divergence
- The App Store removal also affected the national messenger MАКS, which was removed on June 3rd — vm
- VK stated that it was never sanctioned and not listed in any sanction lists, as confirmed by international and American lawyers — kommersant
Coverage (6 sources)
- Push notifications from VK and OK.ru services will stop arriving due to app removal from the App Store — Дождь
- All VK Group Apps, Including VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, Removed from the App Store — Дождь
- Main VKontakte app removed from AppStore — Вечерняя Москва
- VK stopped sending notifications on iPhone after removing the app from the App Store — Вечерняя Москва
- VK reports removal of company apps from App Store — Коммерсантъ
- Apps 'Odnoklassniki', 'Zen', VK Video, and VK Music Disappear from App Store — Вечерняя Москва