Brexit: UK government's battle with Apple over EU citizens app
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As telling bbc.com,

The UK government is preparing to launch a smartphone app to make it as easy as possible for EU citizens to apply to remain in the UK after Brexit - the only problem is it doesn't fully work on Apple devices.

And hopes that the problem would have been fixed by now have just been dashed.

The app is a key part of the government's drive to get the estimated 3.5 million EU citizens in the UK to apply for "settled status".

App users answer three "simple" questions, take a "selfie" to be checked against Home Office records and then - if they have an Android phone - scan the chip on their passport to verify their identity. The Home Office says a decision will be made on whether they can stay in the UK within two weeks.

As things stand, people with Apple devices will not be able to scan their passports and will either have to borrow an Android phone to complete their application or post their passport to the UK Visa and Immigration Service instead, meaning the process is likely to take longer.

For those who are not sure, Android is the system that is used by Samsung, Huawei, Sony, Google and Nokia among others. They make up about 50% of the market in the UK, with Apple's Iphone making up the other half.