Yandex introduces software kit for Android phones in Russia

Russian internet search engine Yandex has developed firmware for Android devices launching in Russia. The Yandex.Kit software can be installed on smartphones by manufacturers in order to offer a range of local services. This includes Yandex Search, Yandex.Mail, Yandex.Maps, a 3D launcher based on Yandex.Shell, as well as a mobile browser and the Yandex.Store app store with 100,000 apps. Yandex is also integrated into some of the phone's functions, such as the dialer's use of the Yandex Business Directory to identify unknown callers.  The...

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