Apple Intelligence and its excellent functions will not be available due to the Digital Markets Law, security and privacy concerns, according to Cupertino
According to Mark Gurman, Apple will not make three of the excellent functions presented available to users in the European Union at WWDC 2024. These are Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and SharePlay Screen Sharing. These features affect iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. The culprit for this is the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Why is Apple closing itself to the EU regarding Apple Intelligence and its company?
Apple Intelligence includes important features like Image Playgrounds, smart writing tools, Genmoji, Quick Replies, and the long-awaited Siri redesign.. iPhone Mirroring brings the particularity of being able to use and receive iPhone notifications from the Mac. SharePlay screen sharing functionality This is essentially an update of what already exists but You can now request and take control of another device using FaceTime.
Overview of Apple Intelligence on Apple devices
Those from Cupertino indicated that these functions would not be available because “it would compromise privacy and security” of your environment. Remember that the Digital Markets Act led Apple to open its closed environment to alternative stores, browsers and payment systems.
It is also unclear whether there are any interoperability requirements imposed by the EU that would prevent new Apple features from being available in the territory.
Apple will work to make new features compatible in the EU
According to the Financial Times, Those from Cupertino indicated that “they will continue to work to make these functions compatible with EU competition rules”.. They also attribute this to “regulatory uncertainties.”
Apple Intelligence was one of the advertisements of the year
The impact of this news could mean an obvious debacle in subsequent iPhone sales, primarily. Recall that Apple Intelligence, which is the most relevant thing presented in recent years, requires at least an iPhone 15 Pro to work. How long will it take Apple to rectify this decision?
The European Commission has not commented on this issue at this time.. However, a resolution is pending on Apple’s recent changes to see if they properly comply with the aforementioned DMA. Those in Cupertino are in the crosshairs for the basic technology fee that Apple charges for the million downloads a developer’s app receives.
What was your first reaction when you read the title of this news? Is it Apple’s fault or the EU’s?
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