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Judge orders Google to remove "anticompetitive friction" blocking third-party app store installation from Play Store
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In a compliance hearing for Epic v. Google, Judge Donato ordered Google to eliminate barriers that make it harder for users to install third-party app stores through the Play Store.
This order could force concrete changes to how Android handles alternative app distribution, directly affecting developers who want to reach users outside Google's store. The ruling signals the court is unwilling to let Google maintain friction points even after the underlying antitrust finding.
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Judge Donato ordered Google to remove "anticompetitive friction" for installing third-party app stores from the Play Store during a compliance hearing.
The order comes in the ongoing Epic v. Google case, approximately one month after a seemingly significant point in proceedings between Epic Games and Google.
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