Apple, the American electronics giant, disclosed yesterday its intention to facilitate the conversion of iPhone users’ smartphones to Android devices during the upcoming year as part of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, according to the German news agency.
It’s worth noting that any individual with an iPhone can use an application to assist in converting it to operate on the Android operating system. However, the process remains challenging for many users as Apple still refuses to assist by providing certain types of required data.
iPhone announced that the conversion option will be available to users by the third quarter of next year.
In a statement, Apple stated that it is developing “a solution to assist developers of mobile device operating systems in developing more suitable solutions for users to transfer data from an iPhone to a non-iPhone phone.”
Apple also aims to enable the transfer of data from one internet browsing application to another on the same device by the end of the current year or the beginning of next year. This transition will facilitate the switch from Apple’s Safari browser to Google’s Chrome browser, for example.
The European Union has issued a law aimed at promoting fair competition in the technology and digital services market, including competition among internet browsing software.
The law aims to prevent companies from giving their services or applications preferential treatment and discriminating against products from competing companies on their devices.
The strict rules on giant internet platforms have begun to be enforced within the European Union.
The European Commission has so far identified 22 digital services from 6 giant companies required to comply with the new rules, including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Meta (Facebook and Instagram’s owner), along with the Chinese TikTok.
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