Customers in Austria, Belgium and four other European countries can now use Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite feature as long as they've updated to iOS 16.4.
iOS 16.4: Emergency SOS via satellite in Austria, Belgium and 4 other countries
Netherlands
Emergency SOS via satellite is expanding to six more countries
In the latest service expansion, the number of countries where Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite feature is officially supported has grown to twelve.
Revamped Apple Maps experience hits the Netherlands, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland
Revamped Apple Maps with Look Around, 3D landmarks and other perks have hit the Netherlands, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
The overhauled Apple gift card launches in some of the biggest regions in Europe
The overhauled Apple gift card that made its US debut back in June of 2010 is now available in some of Europe's biggest regions, including Germany, Italy and France.
HomePod mini is now available in Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium
Apple's Siri-powered HomePod mini smart speaker with HomeKit is now available to purchase in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Belgium, in all colors.
Apple chooses to make it painful for developers to use third-party payments
The App Store commission in the Netherlands for dating apps that use alternative payments is now 27% instead of the company's usual 30% take for in-app purchases.
Users in the Netherlands can now report traffic incidents to Apple Maps
Traffic incident reporting on Apple Maps has now gone live in the United States after first launching in the United States and mainland China in April 2021.
Apple Maps rolling out speed camera alerts in the Netherlands, Belgium and other countries
Apple Maps customers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and other countries have now begun reporting seeing a yellow icon on their iPhone or CarPlay while navigating in case there's a fixed speed camera with its flash operational along their route.
Apple Pay rolls out to new banks in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands
Apple's mobile payment service is now more widely available in Europe with support from new banks and financial institutions in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands.
Apple Pay is live in The Netherlands
Following Apple Pay's recent arrival in European countries Hungary and Luxembourg, as well as its launch on the New York City subway, the mobile payment service is now available to customers in The Netherlands, a 17 million people country, with Dutch bank ING.
Dutch watchdog investigates if Apple gives its own apps preferential treatment
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) announced today that it's launching an investigation to determine whether Apple is giving preferential treatment to its own apps on App Store after receiving complaints from Dutch news apps developers.
Dutch users gain iDEAL support for buying apps, media & subscriptions with local banks
As of recently, Dutch customers have been able to use the IDEAL payment method for Apple IDs to increase their balance through local banks in order to cover their app, media and subscription purchases with their iTunes credit instead of a credit or debit card.