Apple submitted a filing to the European Commission today criticizing proposed measures that would force Google to open parts of Android to rival AI services. Here are the details.
Last month, the European Commission proposed a series of measures designed to help Google comply with the region’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Among them were proposed changes that would give rival AI services better access to several Android capabilities, allowing them to interact with installed apps to perform tasks such as sending emails, ordering food, or sharing photos.
At the time, EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera said that these “proposed measures (would) give more choice to Android users about the AI services they use and integrate in their phone.” Google, meanwhile, called them an “unwarranted intervention” that would undermine “critical privacy and security protections for European users,” according to Reuters.
At the time, the European Commission gave third parties until today, May 13, to submit feedback. The Commission is expected to issue its final decision in July on whether Google’s plan complies with the DMA.
