--- title: Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations... description: A new FSFE report reveals that as of March 2026, none of the 56 formal interoperability requests submitted to Apple under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) have... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-keeps-challenging-its-interoperability-obligations-under-the-dma-fec0edquk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA | daily.dev og:description: A new FSFE report reveals that as of March 2026, none of the 56 formal interoperability requests submitted to Apple under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) have... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-keeps-challenging-its-interoperability-obligations-under-the-dma-fec0edquk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/FEC0edquk.png og:image:alt: Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apple keeps challenging its interoperability obligations under the DMA **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A new FSFE report reveals that as of March 2026, none of the 56 formal interoperability requests submitted to Apple under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) have resulted in a concrete solution. Apple's request-based system requires developers to pay a $99 fee, submit detailed applications, and wait up to 24 months for implementation — while Apple routinely rejects requests citing narrow scope interpretations that contradict its own technical documentation. Specific cases include denied access to JIT compilation, NFC protocols, and Bluetooth LE Audio. The FSFE calls for open standards, transparent procedures, stronger regulatory enforcement, and shared governance to ensure Free Software developers can access iOS/iPadOS features on equal terms. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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