If you live in Spain or another EU country and are ready to use Apple’s artificial intelligence, we have bad news. Apple Intelligence and other features announced during the last WWDC 2024 will not come to Europe this year. The tech giant has confirmed that it will delay the launch due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Bloomberg reports that Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay Screen Sharing They will not be available in Europe this year. Apple has accused the DMA of forcing them to reduce the security of their products and services, so the launch of these features will not occur until 2025.
“We are concerned that DMA interoperability requirements may cause us to compromise the integrity of our products in ways that compromise user privacy and data security,” Apple said. “We do not believe we will be able to roll out three of these features (iPhone mirroring, SharePlay screen sharing and Apple Intelligence) to our EU users this year.”
The decision to shelve these features comes at a key time for the company in Europe. Apple will soon be first tech company to breach the Digital Markets Act. The European Commission is preparing to charge Cupertino with stifling competition in the App Store, which would carry a million-dollar fine.
The highest authority notes that Apple did not comply with the DMA by allowing applications to be distributed outside of the App Store.. The central issue in the dispute is the Core Technology Fee (CTF), a €0.50 fee charged to developers per download after the first million installations are exceeded.
Apple Intelligence and other features that won’t come to Spain in 2024
He Apple Intelligence delay in Europe is a big blow to the company’s strategy in the field of artificial intelligence. The new feature adds related features to iPhone, iPad, and Mac, such as the ability to summarize text and create custom images or videos from your photo library. Although perhaps the most important thing: revolutionizes Siri and turns it into a true smart assistant able to carry on contextual conversation.
Also on the list is iPhone Mirroringvariant of macOS Sequoia, which Allows you to access and control your iPhone directly from your Mac.. This feature creates a mirror of your mobile phone on your computer screen and activates all its functions. We can view important information or drag and drop files from Mac without using cables.
On the other side new SharePlay update offers users the ability to draw on the screen of other devices or make annotations. We can even have full remote control, which is a very useful feature if we’re supporting someone who doesn’t know how to use an iPad.
Apple has not announced a possible launch date for these features in Europe. Although the decision concerns DMA, a few days ago it was reported that the company It will take time to polish Apple Intelligence. The new developer versions of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia do not yet support artificial intelligence features.
Source: Hiper Textual
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