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Apple Confirms iPhone-to-Windows Clipboard Sync After Microsoft's EU Interoperability Request
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Fusion42 · 26 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
Apple has confirmed it will develop a system to sync clipboard content directly between iPhones and Windows PCs to fulfil a Microsoft request under the EU's Digital Markets Act, with the feature planned exclusively for EU users by early 2028.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Consumer.
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Apple must open a key user interaction path to Windows by 2028 in Europe, creating new integration points that Windows-focused app makers can chase immediately.
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1 source · 10 Aug 2026
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