[arn7av]

From Wired's reporting, Google already required judicial approval, and Apple gave it without them. "Google confirmed to WIRED that it receives requests for push notification records, but the company says it already includes these types of requests in its transparency reports. The company says requests from US-based law enforcement for push notification records require court orders with judicial approval." [1]

> putting the iPhone maker's policy in line with rival Google

this quote from the linked article further strengthens that point - Apple had to catch-up, not Google.

[1]: https://www.wired.com/story/apple-google-push-notification-s...