According to a report, Apple’s iOS 26 update will come with new features later this year, but not all new abilities will be available to all users. The update update of the cupertino technology firm will improve various apps such as a revived liquid glass user interface, and phone, messages, photos, maps, wallets and Apple music. However, users in the European Union (EU) will report to be a little waiting for these features. Apple intelligence features for users in the European Union delayed similarly due to regulatory barriers.
Apple Maps’ Visit the location section on iOS 26 to delay European Union
A report by Wall Street Journal states that the “visiting location” facility in Apple Maps with iOS 26 updates Will not be available to users in the European Union When the software rolls out at the end of this year. This feature stores an encrypted list of places seen by a user on its iPhone, including restaurants and stores. Apple’s lawyers reportedly stated that the delay was due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) designed to help small businesses compete with large technical firms.
Apple Legal VP Kyle Andier confirmed that the company had already decided that some features unveiled in WWDC would be delayed by the block in a workshop with developers and officials in the European Union. According to the report, Anderi cited user safety as one of the reasons for the absence of some iOS 26 features at the launch in the European Union.
While the places seen on Apple Maps have been determined to delay in the European Union, the company is still in the process of selecting new features that will not be part of the initial iOS 26 update in the region. Apple first quoted the DMA regulation of the European Union as a delayed rollout of its AI features, which eventually came in February.
The iPhone manufacturer made extensive changes in its operating system in the last few years to follow DMA, which determines strict punishment for companies provoking rules. These include allowing European Union customers to allow “sideload” apps on iPhone, supporting third -party browser engine in addition to webcits and enabling access to NFC chip on handsets for third party payment apps.
However, the company has also criticized these rules and claims that they introduce users to security and privacy risks beyond the company’s control. Last month, Apple presented a legal challenge for an European Union order that instructs the company to open its ecosystem for other firms. These instructions were issued in March, in which Apple was informed how to open your system for rivals under the Digital Markets Act. Apple should follow the order of the European Union until the matter is decided by the European Union court.
