Apple announced Friday that three major features for its upcoming operating systems will not be available in the European Union, when iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia ship later this year in the fall.
Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring to macOS Sequoia, and SharePlay Screen Sharing, are impacted and won’t be available, via Bloomberg. In fact, due to regulatory concerns relating to compliance with the Digital Markets Act, Apple signaled that these features won’t be available to European Union customers at all this year.
This is a bit of a blow for EU Apple customers as the features in question are some of the most significant enhancements Apple unveiled at WWDC.
Apple Intelligence is a major new initiative for the company and encompasses a suit of new AI-powered features (including writing tools, Image Playgrounds, notification summaries, quick replies and more) and a major revamp to the Siri virtual assistant.
iPhone Mirroring is the major significant new feature in macOS Sequoia, which allows users to see a live interactive screen of their iPhone on their Mac. Notifications from the iPhone are also mirrored to the Mac display.
And SharePlay Screen Sharing is an upgrade to the screen sharing feature in FaceTime. With iOS 18, users will be able to ask to take control of a friend’s device.
It’s a bit unclear exactly what the interoperability requirements enforced by the Digital Markets Act require in the context of these new features. But Apple said in a statement it would compromise “privacy and security”
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