Apple changes Crimea map when viewed from Russia

Re:Apple changes Crimea map when viewed from Russia by mzs on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @12:32PM (#21649945)

No it adds ", Crimea, Russia" to the end of "Simferopol" in Weather.app but does not on the iPhone in US I just tried here.

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Re:Apple changes Crimea map when viewed from Russia by anotheryou on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @12:36PM (#21649984)

for me in germany it just shows no country at all

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Re:Apple changes Crimea map when viewed from Russia by keymone on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @01:16PM (#21650378)

Yes, I also noted this. The question is what does it show for people in Ukraine?

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Re:Apple changes Crimea map when viewed from Russia by saalweachter on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @01:55PM (#21650798)

Are you including Crimea when you ask that question?

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Re:Apple changes Crimea map when viewed from Russia by keymone on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @02:04PM (#21650885)

of course, Crimea is Ukraine

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Re:Apple changes Crimea map when viewed from Russia by fluder on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @06:44PM (#21653316)

No country, just city. Tried from Ukraine

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Re:Apple changes Crimea map when viewed from Russia by keymone on Thursday November 28, 2019 @04:31AM (#21655805)

do you have an iphone? did it make you change app store recently? what options were available? just asking because yesterday a friend was forced to pick russian app store in ukraine.

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