Probably preparations due to the upcoming EU framework.<p>As a short summary, here are some of the new EU requirements on gatekeepers such as Apple.<p>Gatekeepers must:<p>- Allow users to install apps from third-party app stores and sideload directly from the internet.<p>- Allow developers to offer third-party payment systems in apps and promote offers outside the gatekeeper's platforms.<p>- Allow developers to integrate their apps and digital services directly with those belonging to a gatekeeper. This includes making messaging, voice-calling, and video-calling services interoperable with third-party services upon request.<p>- Give developers access to any hardware feature, such as "near-field communication technology, secure elements and processors, authentication mechanisms, and the software used to control those technologies."<p>- Ensure that all apps are uninstallable and give users the ability to unsubscribe from core platform services under similar conditions to subscription.<p>- Give users the option to change the default voice assistant to a third-party option.<p>- Share data and metrics with developers and competitors, including marketing and advertising performance data.<p>Gatekeepers may no longer:<p>- Pre-install certain software applications and require users to use any important default software services such as web browsers.<p>- Require app developers to use certain services or frameworks, including browser engines, payment systems, and identity providers, to be listed in app stores.<p>- Give their own products, apps, or services preferential treatment or rank them higher than those of others.<p>- Reuse private data collected during a service for the purposes of another service.<p>- Establish unfair conditions for business users.