Germany’s competition regulator says it has reached an agreement with Apple over the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) feature. The system requires iPhone users to opt in before apps track their data, but Apple has faced criticism for making ATT work more favorably for its own apps than for third-party developers.
The Bundeskartellamt previously challenged Apple’s ATT-related approach and rejected an earlier Apple proposal that focused mainly on rewording the prompts shown when third-party apps first launch. According to reports, the regulator now says a final agreement is in place, describing it as binding commitments that aim to make the ATT rules apply more fairly to all developers.
Other coverage frames the outcome as Apple agreeing to comply with updated “fairer” ATT rules across the EU after the German investigation. The common thread is that the dispute centers on the balance of treatment between Apple apps and third-party apps under ATT and that the case is described as concluded under the regulator’s terms.
