# Apple ordered to change app data consent prompts on iPhones and iPads

https://mins.news/en/item/24298

- The Verge, 2026-08-17 15:10 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/tech/980977/apple-app-tracking-transparency-settlement-germany

> Germany’s Federal Cartel Office accused Apple of designing App Tracking Transparency prompts to discourage consent for third-party apps while encouraging consent for Apple’s own apps. Apple has four months to make the wording, symbols, and layout more neutral; the changes would apply in almost all EU countries.

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