Summary of Commission Decision of 23 April 2025 relating to a decision pursuant to Article 29(7) of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 (Case DMA.100185 – Apple – Operating systems – iOS – Art. 6(3)) (notified under document number C(2025) 2562 final)
Date: 2025-04-23
Institutions: Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission
Subjects: browser, competition law, digital economy, digital single market, operating system, provision of services








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Official Journal of the European Union


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C/2025/3235


12.6.2025






Summary of Commission Decision
of 23 April 2025
         
relating to a decision pursuant to Article 29(7) of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925
(Case DMA.100185 – Apple – Operating systems – iOS – Art. 6(3))


(notified under document number C(2025) 2562 final)


(Only the English text is authentic)
(C/2025/3235)


On 23 April 2025, the Commission adopted a decision pursuant to Article 29(7) of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925. In accordance with the provisions of Article 44 of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925
          (1)
, the Commission herewith publishes the names of the parties and the main content of the decision, having regard to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business secrets.

1.   INTRODUCTION









(1)


The purpose of the attached draft Implementing Decision (‘the Decision’) is to close the non-compliance proceedings vis-à-vis Apple relating to its potential non-compliance with user choice obligations under the DMA (Article 6(3)).




2.   PROCEDURE









(2)


On 25 March 2024, the Commission opened the proceedings into Apple’s potential non-compliance with Article 6(3) DMA. No preliminary findings were adopted during these proceedings.




3.   LEGAL FRAMWORK









(3)


Article 6(3) DMA requires Apple to enable end users to easily un-install software applications on its operating system iOS, to easily change default settings on iOS and to choose their default web browser in the browser choice screen.




4.   THE COMMISSION’S ASSESSMENT









(4)


During the course of the proceedings and following intense regulatory dialogue with the Commission, Apple announced that it would implement new measures to comply with Article 6(3) DMA as compared to those which it had put in place prior to the opening. According to these measures, among others, end users in the EU will be able to (i) uninstall a number of Apple’s apps which were previously not un-installable, (ii) change defaults in the new ‘Default Apps’ section for various functionalities, (iii) choose a default web browser in an improved, non-skippable choice screen, with the newly chosen browser replacing Safari in the dock, and (iv) business users will receive more data about the performance of their browser in the choice screen in a timely fashion.




5.   CONCLUSION









(5)


In light of these developments and based on the currently available information, the Commission has decided not to pursue the proceedings at this stage. The Commission will continue monitoring the effectiveness of Apple’s compliance measures with Article 6(3) DMA.






(1)  Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act) (OJ L 265, 12.10.2022, p. 1).


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