The European Union has published several recommendations for Apple to make iOS and iPadOS more interoperable with competitors following two separate proceedings launched in September, sparking concerns about user privacy from the iPhone maker.

The European Commission has published draft proposals for how Apple must meet interoperability requirements flowing from the bloc's Digital Markets Act

The European Commission demanded that Apple further open up the iPhone to third parties to meet the requirements of the DMA.

Apple also discontinued its Apple Pay Later service earlier this year, a possible indication that the company is reassessing its financial products. Initially announced in 2022, Apple Pay Later was a Buy Now Pay Later service that allowed customers to split payments into multiple smaller installments spread out over several weeks.

Indonesia's president signalled in a meeting over the weekend that he would accept Apple's proposal to invest in manufacturing and tech development.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is close to seeing a ban on the sales of its iPhone 16 models lifted in Indonesia after the country's President Prabowo Subianto gave his approval to accept a $1B investment offer from the company,