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EU asks for views on plan to force Apple to open up iOS

The European Commission has published draft proposals for how Apple must meet interoperability requirements flowing from the bloc's Digital Markets Act

Apple’s iOS, iPadOS, App Store and Safari web browser are all subject to to the regulation which aims to boost competition by enabling third parties to plug their own services into dominant platforms. Among the requirements being proposed for Apple are measures intended to achieve “effective interoperability” with iOS Notifications; background execution; automatic audio switching; data transfer features including high-bandwidth p2p wi-fi connection, Airdrop, Airplay, close-range wireless file transfer services, and media casting; features for device-set up and configuration such as proximity-triggered pairing, automatic wi-fi connection, and the NFC controller. She joined TC after a stint reviewing smartphones for CNET UK and, prior to that, more than five years covering business technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills issues.

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