The European Union has warned Apple that the company could receive a large fine for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA) if it does not open iOS to competitors. This was reported by Bloomberg.
“Today is the first time we use specification proceedings under the DMA to guide Apple towards effective compliance with its interoperability obligations. Effective interoperability, for example with smartphones and their operating systems, plays an important role in this,” said Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, in a statement.
The EU notes that Apple must open up the iPhone and iPad operating system to fully work with other companies' technologies. The company has 6 months to open up iOS to competitors, including the Siri voice assistant and contactless payment technologies.
In case of non-compliance with the new obligations, the EU may fine Apple in the amount of 10% of global sales. At the same time, the company is still trying to comply with the DMA in the case of the App Store, which underwent further changes in August 2024.