Relatively recently, Apple enthusiastically announced the launch of iOS 26, which is expected to accompany the presentation of the new iPhone 17 In its final version. However, not all the functions that the company has planned have liked a lot, such as Liquid Glass and, worse, most likely some will not even reach Spain and other markets of the European Union In this first deployment.
This decision, expected by those who move in this world, responds to a complex regulatory situation that has forced the firm to rethink part of its implementation strategy in the region for compliance with the Digital Markets Law (DMA) of the European Union That, what it seeks is to restrict the domain of large technological companies and to promote greater competition.
This regulation requires that large technological platforms, designated as 'access guardians' (gatekeepers) as Apple, implement measures that guarantee interoperability with third -party services, forcing it to Comply with certain legal requirementssomething that confronts the original design and the principles of privacy and security that define the brand's products.
Thus, for example, Apple has designed tools that offer customers total control over their information Personnel such as the function that automatically records the “Visited places”, designed to work with Apple Maps and allow the user to maintain a private record of their visits to restaurants, stores and other points of interest.
But, although this service is based on an end -to -end encryption, guaranteeing that only the user can consult and manage it, and As WSJ points out, European authorities consider that it could Conflict with the security regulations imposed by the DMAwith the consequent potential risks for the privacy of its customers.
But it is not the only function, since the firm continues to study other possible functionalities that, for the moment, could be affected or even eliminated in future iOS updates. What would be?
Functions that will not arrive in Spain
Among the functionalities that have been forced to postpone by the fulfillment of the DMA, the “Visited Pages” tool that we have just said. This function, which would be part of Apple Maps in iOS 26was designed to automatically and privately register those sites where the user spends more time, allowing to keep a history of visits to consult it in the future. Regulatory demands in Europe have led the company to postpone its launch in the region.
Another functionality that has also been affected is the iPhone Mirroring. This tool, whose launch had been raised for more than a year, will allow the device screen to be replicated optimized in other compatible devices. Although in other markets This function could have a debut with iOS 26, in the European Union there is still no concrete date for its incorporation.
There may be some more, because until the launch of the iPhone 17in mid -September, we will not be able to confirm what Apple has brought to Europe or not, since it will be then when we can enjoy the Final version of iOS 26 In our phones.
