Overview

• At a June 30 DMA enforcement workshop, Apple confirmed that EEA users will not receive Maps’ Visited Places, learned commute warnings or Mac menu bar Live Activities integration when iOS 26 and macOS 26 launch.
• The remote maintenance tool introduced in iOS 18 remains blocked for EEA devices, preventing FaceTime-based control of iPhones and iPads.
• Under the DMA’s interoperability mandates, Apple is adding support for Wi-Fi Aware and enabling eSIM transfers from iPhone to Android in the new updates.
• Apple’s warnings that the DMA interoperability rules pose privacy and security risks have been dismissed by the European Commission as unsubstantiated.
• Apple is exploring technical and regulatory approaches to restore the currently blocked features for European users at a later date.