Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play
Summary
A U.S. judge has told Google to make it easier to access third-party app stores within the Google Play Store. Google allowed one non-Google store called Aptoide, but the judge said Google’s current setup makes it hard for users to find and install apps from these alternative stores.Key Facts
- U.S. District Judge James Donato ruled that Google’s way of offering third-party app stores is too complicated and unfair.
- Google recently added Aptoide as the first alternative app store inside Google Play.
- The judge said the link to third-party stores is hidden deep in menus and hard to find.
- Searching for terms like “app store” or “Aptoide” in Google Play doesn’t clearly show the alternative store.
- Installing an app store currently requires extra steps, such as clicking a “view” button instead of the expected “install” button.
- The judge ordered Google to fix these problems within one week.
- Google’s lawyers agreed to make the required changes.
- This ruling comes from an ongoing antitrust case that found Google acted unfairly by limiting third-party app stores.
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