NashStore: A “sanctions-resistant” app store launched by Russia

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NashStore will work the same way as the Google and Apple app stores, with app star rating, smart search, themed collections, etc. The freezing of Google and Apple services left more than 100 million users in the country in limbo. In addition, thousands of developers who depended on that income.

Russia has already made a plan to Telegram Number Data counter it. As a group of developers predicted at the end of March, NashStore (“our store”) launched its testing phase on Monday. Victory Day in Russia, as an “alternative app store, independent and sanctions-free.”

Russia launches its sanctions-resistant NashStore App store
Russia launches its sanctions-resistant NashStore App store
Designed as a way to download and update applications without having to go through the systems of American multinationals. The NashStore pilot will be tested for one week. Starting on May 16, it will be available to all Android users, the operating system used by 77% of Russian phones, according to Statcounter. They will be easier to reach than Apple's 22 percent of iOS users because Android's base is open. And Google can't ban third-party apps like its competitor does.



The new Russian application store will allow payments with Russian bank cards from the Mir payment system. Another option created to circumvent previous international sanctions against the Kremlin. And reduce the country's dependence on American payment platforms such as Visa and Mastercard.

The blocking of payments has also affected technology platforms. Netflix, Paypal, Spotify and Samsung have suspended payment services to and from Russia. When Google and Apple did this. Russian applications that worked with subscriptions for digital media, audiobooks, videos or audio could no longer accept money.

“We are restoring the ability to use Russian bank cards, subscriptions and online products to be available again,” a NashStore spokesperson said. The development was led by Digital Platforms, which acts as a trade association for Russian technology companies and as a liaison between developers and potential customers.