News on April 21, according to foreign media reports, recently driven by the European Digital Market Act, the iOS 17.4 system released by Apple last month has brought a big change to iPhone users in the EU. The new system not only allows users to use third-party app stores, but also pay for apps and services outside the Apple App Store. This change breaks the long-standing closedness of the Apple ecosystem.
1. This series of opening measures is not voluntary by Apple, but is implemented under the mandatory requirements of the European Digital Market Act. Previously, Apple's "walled garden" strategy made it difficult for third parties to enter its ecosystem, especially when it comes to using the iPhone's NFC feature for payments, which Apple has always limited to its own Apple Pay service. However, this is expected to change next month.The above is the detailed content of Foreign media: Apple will open iPhone tap payment function to third parties in EU market. For more information, please follow other related articles on the PHP Chinese website!