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Title: Apple Cuts Off Russian Developers from Business App Creation Platform Text: Apple has restricted access to the Apple Developer Enterprise Program (ADEP) for Russian developers, a platform that enables the development and internal distribution of iOS applications without needing to publish them on the App Store. Developers lost access on February 12, as reported by sources in the IT market to RBC. Before this action, Apple sent notifications to companies using Enterprise certificates (which allow developers to sign and distribute apps) warning that these would become invalid in mid-February, noted Alexander Tuzovsky, head of iOS development at the company red_mad_robot. According to Dmitry Kostin, head of TouchInstinct, all data related to the program has been deleted, making it no longer usable. Virtually all large corporations and development companies relied on the ADEP platform to provide their employees with digital tools within their ecosystems, explained Nikolai Nikolenko, CTO of KODE. He added that developers used the platform to speed up the testing process of applications without having to upload them to a public store. ADEP was particularly popular among companies for creating corporate chatbots, logistics accounting systems, CRM systems, and internal business tools, Tuzovsky specified. The blockage and removal of developer accounts from the platform will significantly impact the mobile application market, warns Nikolenko. Companies are forced to reconsider their strategies, look for workarounds, and invest in alternative platforms. Some are shifting to PWA (Progressive Web Apps), a technology that visually and functionally transforms a website into an app, and adapting web services for mobile devices, but such solutions have limitations and cannot replace native mobile applications, Nikolenko noted. Currently, there is no direct alternative to ADEP on the market, Kostin stated. We are monitoring what solutions may emerge. For now, we are using standard Apple tools like TestFlight (Apples beta testing service for iOS applications) for testing and distributing builds, as well as corporate MDM (Mobile Device Management) solutions for internal applications, the expert added. Following the onset of the full-scale war in Ukraine, Apple suspended its operations in Russia. Specifically, in March 2022, the company stopped supporting Russian cards from Visa and Mastercard, and then from the domestic Mir system in Apple Pay, while also removing apps from sanctioned banks and companies from the App Store. In 2024, the U.S. imposed new sanctions against Russia, prohibiting American companies from providing a range of IT services to Russian clients, including supplying software for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Intelligence (BI), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW), Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), and Project and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Furthermore, IT support or cloud services are banned for any software provided to individuals located in Russia.

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Apple has revoked access to the Apple Developer Enterprise Program (ADEP) for Russian developers. This platform, which enabled the creation of iOS applications and their distribution among employees without needing to publish them on the App Store, is no longer available to programmers as of February 12, according to sources in the IT market reported by RBC.

Prior to this decision, Apple sent out notifications to companies utilizing Enterprise certificates—allowing developers to sign and distribute applications—warning them that these would cease functioning mid-February. Alexander Tuzovsky, head of iOS development at red_mad_robot, confirmed this. Dmitry Kostin, CEO of TouchInstinct, stated that all data associated with the program has been erased, rendering it unusable. The ADEP platform was widely employed by major corporations and development firms to provide their employees with digital tools within their own ecosystems, noted Nikolai Nikolenko, CTO of KODE. He added that developers favored this platform to speed up app testing without having to release them publicly. Tuzovsky specified that ADEP was particularly popular for creating corporate chatbots, logistics management systems, CRM systems, and internal business tools.

The suspension and removal of developer accounts from this platform will significantly impact the mobile application market, Nikolenko warns. Companies are being forced to reevaluate their strategies, seek alternatives, and invest in other platforms. Some are transitioning to Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)—which transform websites into applications visually and functionally—and adapting web services for mobile use. However, these solutions have limitations and cannot fully replace native mobile applications, Nikolenko explained. Currently, there isn’t a direct alternative to ADEP in the market, Kostin observed. “We are monitoring potential new solutions. In the meantime, we are utilizing standard Apple tools for testing and distributing builds, such as TestFlight, along with corporate MDM (Mobile Device Management) solutions for internal applications,” the expert noted.

Following the onset of full-scale hostilities in Ukraine, Apple suspended its operations in Russia. In March 2022, the corporation stopped supporting Russian cards from Visa and Mastercard, and subsequently from the Mir payment system in Apple Pay, while also removing apps of sanctioned banks and companies from the App Store. In 2024, new U.S. sanctions were imposed on Russia, prohibiting American companies from providing certain IT services to Russian clients, including software for enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), business intelligence (BI), supply chain management (SCM), enterprise data warehousing (EDW), computer maintenance management systems (CMMS), as well as project and product lifecycle management (PLM). In addition, IT support services or cloud services for relevant software are forbidden for anyone in Russia.

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