Overview
- Apple unveiled a redesigned Siri AI at WWDC and said on Monday that the iPhone and iPad versions will not ship with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 in the European Union, with no timeline for when that will change.
- Apple argues the Digital Markets Act’s interoperability demands would force third‑party assistants to gain deep system access—reading messages, accessing files and acting across apps—which the company says would threaten user privacy and device security.
- The European Commission says Apple asked for an 18‑month exemption instead of producing a DMA‑compliant interoperability solution and formally rejected that request, saying nothing in the law bars new product launches in the EU.
- Siri AI will still be available on macOS 27 and visionOS 27 in the EU because gatekeeper interoperability rules apply specifically to iOS and iPadOS, creating a fragmented regional rollout for Apple’s new assistant.
- The dispute continues a pattern of friction over the DMA, highlights the law’s requirement that designated gatekeepers allow rival services fair access, and could affect hundreds of millions of EU users and Apple’s competitive position if the impasse persists.