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Apple Backs Google in EU Clash Over Opening Android to Rival AI Assistants

The consultation has closed with a final Digital Markets Act decision due by July 27.

Overview

  • Apple, which filed its critique Wednesday, warned EU draft measures would create profound risks to user privacy, security, safety, and device integrity.
  • The European Commission’s proposal under the Digital Markets Act would let competing AI services use Android apps to send emails, order food, and share photos.
  • Google has argued the plan would weaken key safeguards for European users, while Apple said the risks are sharper because AI systems change fast and behave unpredictably.
  • Apple questioned the Commission’s technical approach, saying it was effectively redesigning an operating system after less than three months of work.
  • The consultation ran from April 27 to May 13, and the Commission will now review submissions before issuing a binding decision by July 27 under the EU’s gatekeeper law.