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Apple Challenges EU Draft to Open Android to Rival AI Assistants

The Commission faces a July 27 deadline to set final Digital Markets Act rules.

Apple logo is seen in this illustration taken September 24, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Overview

  • Apple, which filed its submission Wednesday as the consultation closed, said the draft would create profound risks to privacy, security, safety, device integrity and performance.
  • The proposal would require Google to open Android features so rival AI assistants can control apps to send emails, order food and share photos.
  • Google has argued the plan would weaken the privacy and security safeguards it provides for European users.
  • Apple said the Commission is effectively “redesigning an OS” after less than three months of work and warned that fast-changing AI brings unpredictable capabilities and threat vectors.
  • The Commission will now review feedback and must finalize the specification by July 27 under the DMA, a decision that could change how AI services access core phone functions across platforms.