CMA: Apple mobile platform strategic market status antitrust case

Competition and Markets Authority · decided Oct 22, 2025 · Active

The designation covers iOS, native app distribution and mobile browsers, and allows the CMA to set rules on app store steering and interoperability.

The case

Against: Apple
Regulator: Competition and Markets Authority
Decided: Oct 22, 2025
Status: ActiveConsulting on a steering conduct requirement.
Outcome: The CMA designated Apple with strategic market status for its mobile platform.

1 dated entry

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Oct 22, 2025	Decision: CMA: Apple mobile platform strategic market status	Decision	Link

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Caption and links

Apple's mobile platform