Open call for evidence

Proposed commitments from Apple and Google: app certainty and interoperable access

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 10 February 2026

Summary

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking views on proposed commitments from Apple and Google to provide more certainty for developers on app distribution, and to enable developers to request interoperable access to functionality from Apple.

This call for evidence closes at
5pm on 3 March 2026

Call for evidence description

Apple and Google are designated as having strategic market status in the provision of their respective mobile platforms.

We are now seeking views on proposed commitments from Apple and Google to the CMA, to provide more certainty and transparency for app developers developing and distributing apps on Apple’s and Google’s mobile platforms.

Apple’s proposed commitments also enable developers to request interoperable access to key functionalities within Apple’s mobile operating systems.

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Documents

Call for evidence

PDF, 238 KB, 18 pages

Apple's proposed commitments

PDF, 1.84 MB, 14 pages

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Request an accessible format.

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Google's proposed commitments

PDF, 217 KB, 20 pages

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Annex to Google's proposed commitments

PDF, 109 KB, 5 pages

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Published 10 February 2026