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Russians Lose Access to Apple ID Mobile Payments
Authorities say the move could affect about 16 million iPhone users in Russia and is meant to push Apple to restore removed apps.
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Russians Lose Access to Apple ID Mobile Payments
Russians on Wednesday lost the ability to top up their Apple ID accounts using mobile phone billing following reports that authorities in Moscow are trying to pressure the U.S. tech company to return Russian apps to its online store.
The subscribers of Russia's largest telecommunications operators have lost the opportunity to replenish the Apple ID account with a mobile phone.
The restrictions are increasingly difficult for Russians. Apple ID payments are not available, independent press release from Russia. This measure has been taken to prevent citizens from using private virtual networks, such as VPNs, to access news sites and social networks that have been banned from Moscow after the declaration of the war in Ukraine. The digital iron cortina has also been viewed as an extremely popular platform, used earlier and…
Unable to fill the balance through the MTS, Biline, T2 and Megaphone accounts
In Russia, since April 1, 2026, Apple ID payments from a mobile phone account have stopped working. The payment did not go through MTS, Beeline, or T2.
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