Apple announces upcoming changes to iOS and iPadOS browser choice screen, default apps, and app deletion for EU users

Apple on Thursday announced upcoming changes to the browser choice screen, default apps, and app deletion for EU users.

By the end of this year, Apple will make changes to the browser choice screen, default apps, and app deletion for iOS and iPadOS for users in the EU. These updates come from Apple’s ongoing and continuing dialogue with the European Commission about compliance with the Digital Market Act’s requirements in these areas.

Developers of browsers offered in the browser choice screen in the EU will have additional information about their browser shown to users who view the choice screen, and will get access to more data about the performance of the choice screen. The updated choice screen will be shown to all EU users who have Safari set as their default browser. For details about the changes coming to the browser choice screen, view About the browser choice screen in the EU.

For users in the EU, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will also include a new Default Apps section in Settings that lists defaults available to each user. In future software updates, users will get new default settings for dialing phone numbers, sending messages, translating text, navigation, managing passwords, keyboards, and call spam filters. To learn more, view Update on apps distributed in the European Union.
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MacDailyNews Take: Additionally, Apple says that the App Store, Messages, Photos, Camera, and Safari apps will now be deletable for users in the EU.
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