VKontakte apps and Max messenger are no longer available for download in the Google Play Store. VK holding confirmed the disappearance but assured that already installed programs are functioning normally.
Users still receive push notifications and updates. VK Music, VK Dating, and alternative social network clients remain in the store for now.
VK emphasized that both applications are available for installation in RuStore, Huawei AppGallery, Samsung Galaxy Store, Xiaomi GetApps, and other Android app stores.
The removal occurred amidst sanctions pressure: earlier, both applications disappeared from the App Store, and in mid-July, the European Union included VK in a new sanctions list.