Can sanctions turn off Russian smartphones

Some companies have begun sending out letters to their employees recommending that they turn off the automatic software and app updates feature on smartphones and tablets.

“Within the framework of possible sanctions, the blocking functionality may be included in regular updates of devices and applications,” says, for example, in a letter that X5 Group sent to its employees (RBC has a copy, its authenticity was confirmed by a source in the company). The following is an instruction on how to disable automatic updates on Apple computers, laptops and smartphones, as well as on smartphones running the Android operating system. An X5 spokesperson declined to comment.

Similar recommendations began to spread ordinary users in social networks.

Will disabling updates help protect against possible blocking of devices from foreign manufacturers - RBC understood.