The European Union said Thursday it will outline steps to compel Apple to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to competing technologies under the bloc
The EU's executive branch, the European Commission, said it has opened two "specification proceedings" that will spell out what Apple needs to do under the 27-nation bloc's Digital Markets Act .
One proceeding will focus on how connected devices like smartwatches and headphones will have "effective interoperability" with Apple's operating system. The other will look at how Apple deals with interoperability requests from software developers for iOS and IPadOS, which should be done in a "transparent, timely and fair" way, the commission said.
The commission's executive vice president in charge of competition policy, Margrethe Vestager, said in a press release that the process will "provide clarity" for developers and Apple.
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