Apple users can no longer pay for purchases with their mobile phone bill.

Apple ID payments stopped working on the night of April 1, according to residents in various regions. Journalists from several Telegram channels and media outlets were unable to process payments through MTS, Beeline, and T2.

"Mobile phone payment is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later." — says the message that appears when you try to pay.

In addition, the ability to top up an Apple ID has disappeared from the MegaFon mobile app, which used a wallet top-up scheme through an intermediary.

Before the "SVO" (Russian Security Council), it was possible to link cards from Russian banks to Apple ID. However, after the sanctions were imposed, this option disappeared. The only option left was to pay in rubles using mobile phones and gift cards.

It was announced last week that Russians will no longer be able to pay for Apple services from their mobile phones. The "big four" carriers received the corresponding order from the head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media. Maksuta Shadaeva. The reason for this decision was given as the need to prevent payments for VPN services.