By the end of this year, we will be making changes to the browser choice screen, default apps, and app removal for iOS and iPadOS for EU users. These updates come from our ongoing dialogue with the European Commission on compliance with the requirements of the Digital Market Act in these areas.
Developers of browsers offered in the browser choice screen in the EU will see additional information about their browser displayed to users who view the choice screen and will have access to more data about the performance of the choice screen. The updated options screen will be displayed to all EU users who have Safari set as their default browser. For details about the changes coming to the browser choice screen, see About the browser choice screen in the EU.
For EU users, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will also include a new Default Apps section in Settings that lists the default options available to each user. In future software updates, users will get new default settings for dialing phone numbers, sending messages, translating text, browsing, managing passwords, keyboards, and spam call filters. For more information, see Update on applications distributed in the European Union.
Additionally, the App Store, Messages, Photos, Camera, and Safari apps can now be removed for EU users.
