These fairly new tech regulations in the EU have already impacted Apple in a number of major ways. Most notably, Apple was forced to allow third-party app stores on its iOS devices, like iPhone, which would compete with its own official App Store.

Key Takeaways The European Union's enforcement arm said Thursday it's initiating a pair of "specification proceedings" into whether Apple is complying with its "interoperability obligations" under the Digital Markets Act.

The European Commission wants Apple to continue complying with the DMA by requiring the company to offer more features to third-party makers.

The European Commission plans to come up with its own measures that Apple has to follow to ensure interoperability if it doesn't want to pay huge fines.

Apple has been warned by the EU to open its iPhone and iPad operating systems to rival technologies or face hefty fines under new digital antitrust rules.

The European Union has opened two "specification proceedings" on Apple under the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see it instructing the iPhone maker on how to comply with certain interoperability provisions in the market fairness regulation.

Today, the European Commission has started two specification proceedings to assist Apple in complying with its interoperability obligations under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA’),” the group says. Then it goes on to insist: “Under the DMA,

The European Commission has begun to set out legal requirements for Apple to open up all of iOS and iPadOS to third parties, on top of allowing rival App Stores and payment systems.

Under the scope of the Digital Markets Act, the EU commission today announced proceedings to compel Apple to improve