- Apple’s new changes are in compliance with the EU’s new digital rules.
- It will also let iPhone users uninstall Safari by the end of this year.
- It isn’t clear though if these features will remain exclusive to the EU.
Apple is going to make it easier for Android users to switch to iPhone, at least in the EU. The new and easier process of transferring data will be available by fall 2025. Apple will also let iPhone users in the EU uninstall its Safari browser by the end of this year. The new changes have been adopted in compliance with the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act that is coming into effect this week.
Apple’s new changes for iPhone users in the EU
- Apple detailed these changes in a new compliance document adhering to the rules set up by the EU for the tech giant. But it isn’t clear if these new features will be exclusive to users in the EU or expand to other markets as well.
- It’s developing an easier way to transfer phone data by allowing other mobile operating system providers (Android) “develop more user-friendly solutions to transfer data from an iPhone to a non-Apple phone.” The new and refined process will be developed based on existing migration tools.
- There are already ways to transfer data from an Android phone to an iPhone but it’s limited as you can’t really move everything. So once this feature is available it should be easier to transfer all your data from an Android phone to an iPhone.
- iPhone users in the EU will also have the option to uninstall Safari but it’s unclear how this is going to help since Apple already lets you choose Chrome as the default browser.
This is a big change for Apple, a company that has always maintained its stand on user privacy to not allow third-party resources on its devices. Despite introducing these changes, Apple still reiterates how this creates risks for iPhones by creating “new avenues for malware, fraud and scams, illicit and harmful content, and other privacy and security threats.”
Apple adds that these changes prevents it from being able to “detect, prevent, and take action against malicious apps on iOS and to support users impacted by issues with apps downloaded outside of the App Store.” It’s interesting to see how the new changes the Apple ecosystem for iPhone users in the EU.
