An iPhone running Apple Intelligence, in front of the EU flag
Apple isn’t releasing Apple Intelligence and other major operating system changes in the EU, because of Digital Markets Act interoperability mandates.
Accoording to Bloomberg on Friday, Apple has released a statement, saying that some of its features won’t be hitting the EU in 2024. It’s apparently because the Digital Markets Act is supposedly holding back its feature security.
“We are concerned that the interoperability requirements of the DMA could force us to compromise the integrity of our products in ways that risk user privacy and data security,” an Apple statement seen by the publication reads.
At the time of publication, checks on regional Apple Newsroom pages don’t offer any statements, and even say that features like Apple Intelligence are on the way.
The Digital Markets Act sets rules to force Apple and other tech giants to open up various services, like the App Store, to encourage more competition. In the EU, Apple has already complied with some of the legislation, such as allowing alternative app storefronts to exist on iPhone, but it’s still dragging its feet in other ways.
