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Google Ordered to Host Rival App Stores in Play

7 articles • Started 3 months ago • Last updated 3 months ago

Following an antitrust ruling against its app store practices, Google began hosting rival app stores within Google Play starting August 10, with Aptoide becoming the first competitor to return to the platform in the US. A judge subsequently ordered Google to simplify the installation process for alternative app stores, citing anticompetitive barriers, and gave the company one week to implement the changes to facilitate easier downloads of competing storefronts.

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