Sources: Apple unlikely to end its support of WeChat

By Cheng Yu | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-09-03 14:39 Apple Inc will be unlikely to end its support of the texting app WeChat on iPhone 16, and the two sides are expected to deepen cooperation instead, sources on Friday. Wang Peng, an associate researcher at the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, said that it is unlikely that the two sides will not support each other no matter from a technical or market perspective. If iPhone 16 doesn't support WeChat, it will have a huge impact on Apple's sales in the Chinese market, which is obviously not in Apple's commercial interests," he said. As for the future direction of Apple and WeChat in China, Wang expected that the two sides will reach a consensus through negotiations and continue to provide users with high-quality products and services.