The European Union’s executive arm has started a process to provide Apple with guidance on how the iPhone maker can comply with rules to ensure its operating systems are functional with other technologies.

The EU said Apple must make sure devices made by rivals work with its iPhones and iOS operating systems in accordance with the Digital Markets Act

The European Commission wants Apple to continue complying with the DMA by requiring the company to offer more features to third-party makers.

The European Union has opened two "specification proceedings" on Apple under the bloc's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that will see it instructing the iPhone maker on how to comply with certain interoperability provisions in the market fairness regulation.

Key Takeaways The European Union's enforcement arm said Thursday it's initiating a pair of "specification proceedings" into whether Apple is complying with its "interoperability obligations" under the Digital Markets Act.

Today, the European Commission has started two specification proceedings to assist Apple in complying with its interoperability obligations under the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA’),” the group says. Then it goes on to insist: “Under the DMA,

The European Commission plans to come up with its own measures that Apple has to follow to ensure interoperability if it doesn't want to pay huge fines.