EU compels Apple to improve iOS interoperability with third-party smartwatches, headphones and other accessories<div class="feat-image">
</div><p><strong>Update</strong>: Apple shared this statement to 9to5Mac on today’s developments:</p>
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<p>“At Apple, we’re proud of the fact that we’ve built over 250,000 APIs that allow developers to build apps that access our operating system and functionalities in a way that ensures users’ privacy and security. To comply with the DMA, we’ve also created ways for apps in the European Union to request additional interoperability with iOS and iPadOS while protecting our users. Undermining the protections we’ve built over time would put European consumers at risk, giving bad actors more ways to access their devices and data. We will continue to work constructively with the European Commission on a path forward that both protects our EU users and clarifies the regulation.”</p>
<p>Under the scope of the Digital Markets Act,
the EU commission today announced proceedings to compel Apple to improve support for third-party connected devices like smartwatches, headphones, VR headsets with iPhone and iPad.</p>
<p>The notice says the Commission will specify how Apple should provide interoperability with iOS functions like notifications and device pairing. Within six months, the commission will have instructed Apple about how it expects third-party device integration to work.</p>
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EU compels Apple to improve iOS interoperability with third-party smartwatches, headphones and other accessories
