Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn
Summary
Google will start allowing other app stores inside its Google Play Store next week after a legal settlement with Epic Games was withdrawn. This change comes from a court ruling that found Google unfairly blocked competing app stores on Android devices.Key Facts
- The settlement between Google and Epic Games about app store rules is now withdrawn.
- Google will begin letting third-party app stores appear in the Google Play Store starting next week.
- This change is part of a court order to stop Google’s anticompetitive behavior on Android.
- Epic Games started the dispute by adding a way to buy V-Bucks directly in Fortnite, bypassing Google’s fees.
- Google used its market power to block competing app stores and keep the Play Store dominant.
- The judge ruled that allowing other app stores on Google Play is the best way to promote fair competition.
- Google had planned a registered app store program but court skepticism and expert analysis slowed approval.
- Now, Google and Epic will not pursue modifying the court’s remedies but will continue current policy changes.
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