It looks like Apple’s VIP party in Europe is about to end. The European Union has decided that it is time for the Cupertino giant to open the doors of its walled garden and let the competition in. The goal? May your iPhone get along better with devices from other brands.
Just for a moment, imagine that you could use headphones or smartwatch from a certain brand perfectly and with maximum performance with your iPhone and that they would not lose quality because they are not AirPods or Apple Watch, or even send files between your Android and your iPad as if nothing This is precisely what Brussels wants to happen.
The European Commission has issued an ultimatum to Apple: Either open iOS and iPadOS to third-party developers, or there will be consequences. And be careful because here we are not talking about a simple fine. The EU wants Apple to play fair and give access to functions like Siri or AirDrop to its competitors.
The reason, in case you are wondering, that this is happening now, is that the EU has just launched the Digital Markets Law, which seeks to put an end to this type of actions by big technology companies. And Apple, with its closed ecosystem, is in the spotlight.
The European Union wants more from Apple and is pushing to open the iPhone to competition
Of course, and As you can expect, this is not something that exactly makes Apple happy.. They claim that their closed system is what makes everything work so well and that opening it would be like inviting hackers to break into your iPhone at their leisure. They have even pointed the finger at Meta as one of the great villains of the film.
According to Apple, Meta has been asking for access to sensitive iPhone technologies and appears to be untrustworthy due to a history of issues regarding user privacy.
With all this, it is clear that the European Union is no longer beating around the bush. After the big USB-C issue, they are now looking for Apple to give more information to third-party developers and treat them fairly when they request access to iOS and iPadOS features.
The result? It remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: the iPhone that everyone knows today could be very different in the not-too-distant future and perhaps in not too long a time you will be able to, for example, use AirDrop on Android phones.
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Tags: Smartphones, Laws, European Union, iOS, iPhone