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Apple Intelligence Not Device Region Locked to US in Latest Betas
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But according to the EU, not providing the service there is a monopolistic practice 🤣Haha yep, where the EU has a problem just disable that tech in their overregulated region.
App Store they obviously needed a solution as an iPhone without it would be pretty undesirable. But everything else, especially future innovation, is fair game.
Other stuff of AI doesn't work in EU, Meta AI, Google Imagen 3
Have you connected to wifi in that time? I signed up while at was at work and didn't get access until I got home and my phone connected to my wifi.
I had, yes. I was on wifi to do the update at work, and then on wifi again that night at home.
Update: Moved my iPad to 18.1 and it had access immediately, which seemed a sign of a problem!
Ultimately had to erase all content and settings and restore from iCloud backup, but everything is working on the phone now.
In case anyone else tries to solve a similar issue, here's a list of things I tried before the erase and restore that did NOT work:
- Restarting the phone
- Changing region to an unsupported region, restarting phone, changing region back, restarting again
- Resetting network settings
- Resetting all setting
cant wait to see the whiny little EU support base complain bitterly if that happens.Haha yep, where the EU has a problem just disable that tech in their overregulated region.
App Store they obviously needed a solution as an iPhone without it would be pretty undesirable. But everything else, especially future innovation, is fair game.
boohoo, consequences folks...
if no vendor AI works in the EU they've achieved a NONopoly
they cant force vendors to make something available there.
free market and seller can choose what to release, where and when or at all...
Yep, it's grating. Almost as bad as Appalachian.
And I have no idea why they want to put shrimp on Barbie.
we down say shrimp. that was a convert for US ad market... we say PRAWN. LOL
Makes sense. You can't complain that a particular piece of tech is violating some part of the DMA if it's not available in said region to begin with.Haha yep, where the EU has a problem just disable that tech in their overregulated region.
App Store they obviously needed a solution as an iPhone without it would be pretty undesirable. But everything else, especially future innovation, is fair game.
And before people complain that Apple is being vindictive, I would also like to point out that living in Asia, numerous Apple features and services are not available in my region either, such as news, fitness+, Apple Card, sports, and I only recently got Siri support for my tv remote.
May the people living in the EU get an iPhone they so rightfully deserve.
Took us four years to get Watch ECG function in Australia due to stupid government requirements.Makes sense. You can't complain that a particular piece of tech is violating some part of the DMA if it's not available in said region to begin with.
And before people complain that Apple is being vindictive, I would also like to point out that living in Asia, numerous Apple features and services are not available in my region either, such as news, fitness+, Apple Card, sports, and I only recently got Siri support for my tv remote.
May the people living in the EU get an iPhone they so rightfully deserve.
How many people could have benefited from the advice of possible issues? Plenty of people have written thank you posts because they were told to check.
I’m sure the usual vocal EU gang will complain it is vindictive. Maybe. But in life there are always consequences…
As a matter of fact, Samsung is advertising their Galaxy AI in the EU today.no vendor AI works in the EU they've achieved a NONopoly
they cant force vendors to make something available there.
free market and seller can choose what to release, where and when or at all...
I don‘t know how good or useful it is - but if it is, customers are going to take that into account for their future device purchases.As you said, it’s a market, and Apple is free to ignore that demand.