Apple has blocked Russian developers from accessing the Apple Developer Enterprise Program (ADEP). According to Russian IT sources, access to the platform was suspended on February 12, write MacRumors.
As a result, Russian developers can no longer use ADEP to create and distribute their own iOS apps for internal use without having to publish to the App Store. One IT company confirmed that all data within the app had been deleted, making it unusable.
Apple had previously reportedly warned companies using enterprise certificates that they would cease to work by mid-February. These certificates allowed developers to sign and distribute apps outside of the App Store.
ADEP was widely used in Russia to test apps without their official release on the App Store. It also served as an important tool for large companies and developers creating internal business applications, corporate chatbots, CRM systems, and logistics solutions.
While Apple has stopped selling its products in Russia and restricted some services, such as Apple Pay, in response to the invasion of Ukraine, the App Store remains open. At the same time, Apple has complied with local requirements by removing certain apps, including VPN services and some news apps, at the request of Russian authorities.
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