Apple has just updated the “DMA Compliance Report Non-Confidential Summary” document, which mentions some future changes to iOS. One of the plans is to allow EU iPhone users to change the default navigation app from Change “map” to something else:
Apple also plans to introduce a new default navigation app option in Settings. Apple aims to have this solution available by March 2025.
If nothing else, EU users will be able to see this change in iOS 18 and even some iOS 17 version updates.
At the same time, in order to meet the requirements of the European Union’s “Digital Market Act”, Apple has popped up a “default browser” option for users in the iOS 17.4 version, so that users can choose the browser they want to use by default, and it also supports third parties search engine.
In addition, Apple is also preparing to add the ability to “remove Safari from iPhone” through an iOS update before the end of this year.
It is found that the default browser for Apple iOS has always been Safari. However, if the user has installed other browsers, they can also manually set other browsers as the default option. Now, the selection interface pops up as required by law.
Elsewhere, Apple also plans to bring “a security solution” later this year that will expand app analytics data globally and allow users to authorize developers to access data related to their users’ personal data.
