Overview

• On May 30, Apple filed its appeal at the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg against interoperability rules requiring third-party access to iOS features.
• Under the DMA, Apple must grant competitors access to features like push notifications and Wi-Fi network histories for devices such as smartwatches and headphones.
• Apple argues that sharing encrypted user data would pose significant privacy and security risks and would stifle its ability to innovate.
• The company has dedicated around 500 engineers to compliance efforts and launched a developer portal to handle interoperability requests if its appeal fails.
• If the order remains in place, Apple must roll out beta interoperability features by the end of 2025 and complete full implementation by June 2026 or face fines up to 10% of global revenue.