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Judge orders Google to distribute third-party app stores on Google Play: Injunction in Epic case gives rival app stores three years to catch up to Google.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/judge-orders-google-to-distribute-third-party-app-stores-on-google-play/

Here’s what the Google Play lawsuit ruling means for Android users: The ruling in the Epic Games court battle against Google could lead to changes in the Google ...
fastcompany.com/91205621/what-google-play-epic-games-ruling-means-for-android-users

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Let's have competition on our smartphones!: A US court has ordered Google to allow alternative app stores in the future. An important step towards more ...
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I wiped Google off my smartphone by installing Graphene OS to see if true mobile privacy actually exists
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Google and Epic withdraw settlement as Play Store overhaul moves ahead: Epic Games and Google have withdrawn their joint attempt to modify the court-ordered ...
pocketgamer.biz/google-and-epic-withdraw-settlement-as-play-store-overhaul-moves-ahead/

Android’s biggest app store shake-up in years begins next week: Google Play opens to rival Android app stores in the US on July 22, but competing storefronts ...
digitaltrends.com/phones/androids-biggest-app-store-shake-up-in-years-begins-next-week/

Google to allow third-party stores in its app store: Alphabet Inc's Google told a California federal court that it will begin allowing US users to download ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2026/07/17/google-to-allow-third-party-stores-in-its-app-store

Android’s biggest store-within-a-store shakeup starts next week: Google will host third-party app stores in the US Play Store starting July 22 ...
androidauthority.com/epic-google-play-store-settlement-withdrawn-3687649/

Here’s a look at how Android 17 will make alternative app stores easier to use: To settle its lawsuit with Epic, Google will make alternative app stores easier ...
androidauthority.com/android-17-registered-app-stores-mockup-3616122/

Google and Epic strike a deal that could open up Android to third-party stores: The deal would apply globally and could cut Google's fees to as low as 9%
gamesindustry.biz/google-and-epic-strike-a-deal-that-could-open-up-android-to-third-party-stores

Google Play will finally let devs play by their own rules: The monopoly gets a little less…monopoly-ish
androidpolice.com/google-play-will-finally-let-devs-play-by-their-own-rules/
Google asks US Supreme Court to freeze app store injunction in Epic Games case: Alphabet's Google said it has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to halt key parts of a ...
reuters.com/world/google-asks-us-supreme-court-freeze-app-store-injunction-epic-games-case-2025-09-25/

Google's app store monopoly loss: What it means for Android users: Epic Games' win isn't a win for users
androidpolice.com/googles-court-loss-wont-improve-the-android-experience/
Court backs Epic Games in ruling Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly: The original dispute traces back to the rapid rise of mobile gaming and, specifically ...
techspot.com/news/108910-court-backs-epic-games-ruling-google-play-store.html

Google must open Android to rival app stores: US court: A US federal court ruled Thursday that Google must open its Android operating system to rival app stores ...
techxplore.com/news/2025-08-google-android-rival-app-court.html

Android: Epic Games Store is coming to Telefónica mobile devices - | Golem.de: Important step for the Epic Games Store for mobile games: The online shop is now ...
golem.de/news/android-epic-games-store-kommt-auf-telefonica-mobilegeraete-2412-191648.html

Microsoft's Xbox game store for Android has hit a snag, despite it being ready to go
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Google is determined to stop Play Store requirements: On Friday, a US district judge is to decide whether competition requirements should be suspended for the ...
heise.de/news/Google-will-Auflagen-fuer-Play-Store-unbedingt-stoppen-9985472.html

Epic Games wins a partial victory in the dispute with Google: The game developer wants to use the app store of the internet giant Google - | even against its ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/epic-games-erringt-etappensieg-im-streit-mit-google-110032934.html

Now you can ask someone else to pay for your app purchase on the Google Play Store
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Google tells court it shouldn’t have to distribute third-party app stores: Google: Epic Games wants court to "micromanage" Android app distribution.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/google-tells-court-that-epic-asked-for-way-too-much-in-proposed-injunction/

Epic wants a judge to open up the Google Play Store for good: After a surprise victory in Epic v. Google last year, Epic Games' proposed injunction asks the ...
androidcentral.com/apps-software/epic-wants-google-play-store-open

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