Apple is working to make it easier to switch from iPhone to Android because of the EU
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#6K5TJ)
Apple's latest flagship iPhones, the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple is preparing to allow EU-based iPhone users to uninstall its first-party Safari browser by the end of 2024 and is working on a more user-friendly" way of transferring data from an iPhone to a non-Apple phone" by fall 2025. That's according to a new compliance document published by the company, which outlines all the ways it's complying with the European Union's new Digital Markets Act that comes into force this week.
Other user-facing initiatives detailed in Apple's document include a browser switching solution" to transfer data between browsers on the same device, which it plans to make available by late 2024 or early 2025. It'll also be possible to change the default navigation app on iOS by March 2025 in the EU.
The document...