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Apple could remove AirDrop from EU iPhones as legal battle heats up

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/06/Apple-could-remove-AirDrop-from-EU-iPhones-as-legal-battle-heats-up.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>The legal battle between <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple[/url] and the European Union is showing no signs of easing up. A possible consequence of the latest round is that Apple could end up removing <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/airdrop/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AirDrop[/url] functionality from iPhones sold in the EU.</p>



<p>Apple has appealed a key part of the Digital Markets Act that would require it to make certain features available to third-party companies, and given its hardline attitude so far, there could be significant consequences if it loses the case …</p>



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