Exactly, and also a backwards way to allow """competition""" on their platform, by forcing people to switch to a completely different system just so people can install apps on their phone.
Apple says it plans to make it easier for customers to switch to Android as a result of the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which went into force today.
Alongside support for alternative app stores, new business terms for EU app developers, and mobile browser choice screens, among other things, the iPhone maker said it will also add to its data portability offerings, including a more “user-friendly” to move data from an iPhone to another non-Apple device.
The announcement was made in a document detailing Apple’s compliance plan with the new EU law, which aims to increase competition in the app ecosystem by requiring Apple to loosen its grip on the App Store and iOS.
Users today can request to transfer their iCloud Photos to Google Photos or download various data collected by Apple’s apps, like Notes, Calendar, Contacts, Maps, Wallet Activity, Mail, Safari Bookmarks and reading list, and more.
Apple doesn’t actually use the term “Android” in the document, but clearly, Google’s mobile OS will be the biggest beneficiary of such a system.
But some less critical data is still missing and users have to also disable iMessage to make sure their new messages come to their Android.
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