Apple’s Game-Changing Plan for Android Integration by 2025. Apple claims it will help users to migrate to Android due to Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that came into effect on the 1st of July. Alongside support for alternative store options as well as new business terms that are applicable to EU app developers and mobile browser choice screens, among others the iPhone maker has said it would also expand its options for data portability which include a feature that is better “user-friendly” to move data from an iPhone to a non-Apple device.
The solution isn’t yet available, however Apple has pledged to have it in place by the end of fall 2025, according to the company. It was announced in the form of a document outlining Apple’s compliance strategy to comply with the latest EU law, which is designed to boost competition in the app market by forcing Apple to relax its control in both the App Store, as well as iOS. Apple has cleverly avoided the potential financial consequences that DMA for its own business operations by making new charges for developers who would like to move to DMA rules, despite opposition from developers.
Outside of the App Store beyond the App Store, the DMA also covers the possibility of data transferability. In this regard it is reported that Apple’s Data & Privacy website is being upgraded to permit users to send their App Store information to third party partners that are authorized as per the document. Today, users can ask the transfer of your iCloud photos to Google Photos or download various information gathered by Apple’s apps including Notes Calendar, Contacts and Notes Maps, the Wallet Activity, Mail, Safari Bookmarks and reading lists as well as other.
Apple claims that users will be capable of scheduling each day’s downloads for their App Store information for 30 days or weekly downloads over 180 days. The information is continuously updated to reflect the latest.
Concerning the possibility of moving into Android, Apple did not divulge much information about its project, other than to say that it would assist the other “mobile operating system providers” develop better solutions for transferring information to an iPhone to non-Apple phones. Apple doesn’t mention the word “Android” in the document however, it is clear that Google’s mobile OS is the primary user of this system.
Additionally, a solution to import data from a browser into an entirely new browser that runs on the same device is expected to be in place later this year or in the early 2025 timeframe, Apple noted.
Today, prospective Android users can make use of the Google’s “Switch to Android” iOS application to move important data such as calendars, contacts images videos, messages and much more, to a newly-installed Android device. However, some data that isn’t as important isn’t yet available and users are required to turn off iMessage to ensure that new messages are delivered to their Android. It’s not known if Apple’s new solution will address these issues because Apple hasn’t revealed what it plans to enhance.