{ "lastChecked": "2026-11-01", "live": [ { "slug": "apple-homeview", "name": "Apple HomeView", "company": "Apple", "start": "2026-11-13", "startNote": "Ships on 13 Nov 2026 in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore and South Africa. Pre-orders opened 13 Oct.", "who": "The EU. It is not for sale there.", "region": "the EU", "reason": "Apple: \"not available for sale in the European Union, as Siri AI is currently unavailable in iOS in the EU.\"", "sources": [ [ "Apple Newsroom: Meet Apple HomeView (13 Oct 2026)", "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/meet-apple-homeview-a-new-way-to-enjoy-entertainment-and-manage-the-home/" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-01", "companySays": "Apple: not available for sale in the European Union, \"as Siri AI is currently unavailable in iOS in the EU.\" Also: \"Apple is working constructively with the EU\".", "euSays": "The European Commission has not commented on HomeView specifically. On Siri AI it said the decision is Apple's.", "confidence": "verified" }, { "slug": "attached-bottle-caps", "name": "The bottle cap that won't come off", "company": "EU rule", "kind": "rule", "start": "2024-07-03", "startNote": "Caps must stay attached to plastic drinks bottles up to 3 litres from 3 Jul 2024.", "who": "Everyone in the EU. This is a rule, not a block.", "region": "the EU", "reason": "Single-Use Plastics Directive (EU) 2019/904, Article 6.", "sources": [ [ "Directive (EU) 2019/904 on EUR-Lex", "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/904/oj" ], [ "gov.ie: Single-use plastics", "https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/ef24a-single-use-plastics" ], [ "Directive (EU) 2019/904, full text on EUR-Lex (Articles 6 and 17)", "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32019L0904" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-02", "confidence": "verified" }, { "slug": "chatgpt-dots", "name": "ChatGPT Dots", "company": "OpenAI", "start": "2026-09-29", "startNote": "Launched 29 Sep 2026 for ChatGPT Pro.", "who": "Pro users in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. EU Business and Enterprise users got dots on 28 Oct 2026.", "region": "Europe", "status": "Not available to Pro users in Europe", "reason": "No reason given. OpenAI said on 28 Oct 2026 dots should reach Europe \"in a few weeks\".", "sources": [ [ "OpenAI Help Centre: Getting started with your dot", "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001530-getting-started-with-your-dot" ], [ "OpenAI: Introducing dots (29 Sep 2026)", "https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots/" ], [ "The Decoder: OpenAI teases dots for Europe (28 Oct 2026)", "https://the-decoder.com/openai-teases-dots-for-europe-but-its-berlin-devday-was-really-about-building-a-platform/" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-02", "confidence": "verified" }, { "slug": "gemini-android-auto", "name": "Gemini Personal Intelligence in Android Auto", "company": "Google", "start": "2026-10-20", "startNote": "Rolled out to Android Auto and cars with Google built-in on 20 Oct 2026.", "who": "The EEA, Switzerland and the UK (and Nigeria).", "region": "Europe", "reason": "No reason given.", "sources": [ [ "Google blog: Get hands-free personalized help on the road with Gemini (20 Oct 2026)", "https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/platforms/android/android-auto-cars-with-google-built-in-gemini-personal-intelligence/" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-01", "confidence": "verified" }, { "slug": "gemini-in-chrome", "name": "Gemini in Chrome", "company": "Google", "start": "2025-09-18", "startNote": "Rolled out to all desktop Chrome users in the US on 18 Sep 2025. Since then: about 190 countries, including the UK (14 Jul 2026).", "who": "The EU, plus Switzerland and Norway. No EU country is on Google's list of supported places. The UK got it on 14 Jul 2026.", "region": "the EU", "status": "Not available in the EU", "reason": "No reason given. Google has not given a date for the EU.", "sources": [ [ "Google Help: Gemini in Chrome, supported places (read 2 Nov 2026)", "https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/17140089?hl=en" ], [ "Thurrott: Gemini in Chrome rolling out to all US users (18 Sep 2025)", "https://www.thurrott.com/?p=326840" ], [ "Google blog: We're expanding Gemini in Chrome to users in the UK (14 Jul 2026)", "https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/chrome/were-expanding-gemini-in-chrome-to-users-in-the-uk/" ], [ "Google blog: Chrome reimagined with AI (18 Sep 2025)", "https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/chrome/chrome-reimagined-with-ai/" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-02", "confidence": "verified" }, { "slug": "gemini-personal-intelligence", "name": "Gemini Personal Intelligence", "company": "Google", "start": "2026-04-14", "startNote": "Worldwide launch on 14 Apr 2026, \"excluding\" Europe.", "who": "The EEA, Switzerland and the UK (and Nigeria).", "region": "Europe", "reason": "No reason given.", "sources": [ [ "9to5Google: Personal Intelligence goes global (14 Apr 2026)", "https://9to5google.com/2026/04/14/gemini-personal-intelligence-global/" ], [ "Google: Gemini Personal Intelligence overview and FAQ (read 2 Nov 2026)", "https://gemini.google/overview/personalization/?hl=en-IN" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-01", "confidence": "needs-check" }, { "slug": "iphone-mirroring", "name": "iPhone Mirroring on Mac", "company": "Apple", "start": "2024-09-16", "startNote": "Shipped with macOS Sequoia on 16 Sep 2024.", "who": "The EU only. Macs in the UK and Switzerland have it. On about 30 Oct 2026 a French journalist (Numerama’s Nicolas Lellouche), after talking to Apple managers, reported it may come soon. Nothing official.", "region": "the EU", "reason": "Apple, 21 Jun 2024: \"due to the regulatory uncertainties brought about by the Digital Markets Act (DMA)\". The European Commission has not commented on this feature. Numerama’s Nicolas Lellouche reported on about 30 Oct 2026, after talking to Apple managers, that it may arrive in Europe soon. Nothing official, no date.", "sources": [ [ "Daring Fireball: Apple's statement on the DMA (21 Jun 2024)", "https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/06/21/apple-intelligence-dma-financial-times" ], [ "iPhoneSoft: Apple optimistic on iPhone Mirroring in Europe (30 Oct 2026)", "https://iphonesoft.fr/2026/10/30/recopie-iphone-mac-apple-optimiste-arrivee-europe" ], [ "Apple Newsroom: macOS Sequoia is available today (16 Sep 2024)", "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/09/macos-sequoia-is-available-today/" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-01", "companySays": "Apple, 21 Jun 2024: held back \"due to the regulatory uncertainties brought about by the Digital Markets Act (DMA)\". Apple has given no date.", "euSays": "The European Commission has not commented on this feature.", "confidence": "needs-check" }, { "slug": "meta-muse", "name": "Meta Muse", "company": "Meta", "start": "2026-09-08", "startNote": "Launched in the US on 8 Sep 2026. Since then: Canada and Singapore.", "who": "All of Europe, including the EU and the UK.", "region": "Europe", "reason": "No reason given.", "sources": [ [ "Meta: Introducing Muse (8 Sep 2026)", "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/09/introducing-muse-personal-ai-agent/" ], [ "Meta: Muse is now available in Singapore (27 Oct 2026)", "https://about.fb.com/news/2026/10/muse-is-now-available-in-singapore-the-worlds-first-personal-ai-agent-built-for-everyone/" ], [ "Moveros: Muse in Europe (5 Oct 2026)", "https://moveros.dev/availability/muse-europe" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-01", "confidence": "needs-check" }, { "slug": "siri-ai-iphone", "name": "Siri AI on iPhone and iPad", "company": "Apple", "start": "2026-09-14", "startNote": "iOS 27 shipped with Siri AI on 14 Sep 2026.", "who": "The EU only (Apple also leaves out China). UK and Swiss iPhones get it. EU Macs get it.", "region": "the EU", "reason": "Apple blames the Digital Markets Act. The European Commission says the decision is \"Apple's and Apple's only\".", "sources": [ [ "Apple Newsroom: Due to DMA, Siri AI delayed in EU (8 Jun 2026)", "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/due-to-dma-siri-ai-delayed-in-eu-for-ios-27-and-ipados-27/" ], [ "MacRumors: EU says decision is Apple's (9 Jun 2026)", "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/09/eu-says-decision-not-to-launch-siri-ai-in-europe-is-apples/" ], [ "MacRumors: iOS 27 release date (9 Sep 2026)", "https://macrumors.com/2026/09/09/apple-announces-ios-27-release-date/" ], [ "Apple Newsroom: Siri AI is here (14 Sep 2026)", "https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/09/siri-ai-a-profoundly-more-capable-and-personal-assistant-is-here/" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-01", "companySays": "Apple says the Digital Markets Act is why Siri AI is delayed in the EU (Apple Newsroom, 8 Jun 2026).", "euSays": "The European Commission says the decision not to launch is \"Apple's and Apple's only\" (9 Jun 2026).", "confidence": "verified" }, { "slug": "usb-c-laptops", "name": "USB-C charging on laptops", "company": "EU rule", "kind": "rule", "start": "2026-04-28", "startNote": "From 28 Apr 2026, new laptops sold in the EU must charge over USB-C. Phones and most small devices have had to since 28 Dec 2024.", "who": "Everyone in the EU. This is a rule, not a block.", "region": "the EU", "reason": "Common Charger Directive (EU) 2022/2380, which amends the Radio Equipment Directive.", "sources": [ [ "European Commission: EU common charger rules (28 Dec 2024)", "https://commission.europa.eu/news/eu-common-charger-rules-power-all-your-devices-single-charger-2024-12-28_en" ], [ "Directive (EU) 2022/2380 on EUR-Lex", "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2380/oj" ] ], "checked": "2026-11-02", "confidence": "verified" } ], "arrived": [ [ "Sora (OpenAI)", "2024-12-09", "2025-02-28", "81 days" ], [ "Windows Recall (Microsoft)", "2025-04-25", "2025-07-30", "96 to 109 days" ], [ "Google AI Mode", "2025-05-20", "2025-10-08", "141 days" ], [ "Apple Intelligence on iPhone", "2024-10-28", "2025-03-31", "about 154 days" ], [ "Meta Ray-Ban Display (UK, FR, IT, DE)", "2025-09-30", "2026-09-23", "358 to 378 days" ], [ "Meta AI", "2023-09-27", "2025-03-20", "about 540 days" ], [ "AirPods Live Translation (Apple)", "2025-09-15", "2025-12-12", "88 days" ] ] }