Since launching Google Play (née Android Market) in 2008, Google has never made a change to the US store that it didn’t want ...

A federal court has ordered Google LLC to allow third-party app marketplaces on the Play Store. The change is one of more than a half dozen that the search giant will be required to implement. The ...

So far, Google has prevented developers from directly informing their users about a cheaper or better deal outside the Play ...

Donato concluded the digital walls shielding the Play Store from competition needed to be torn down to counteract a pattern of abusive behavior. The conduct had enabled Google to to reap billions of ...

Google is opening up the Play Store in the US, allowing users to download apps and make payments outside it starting October 29, 2025.

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped ...

On Monday, a U.S. District judge ordered Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) to open its Google Play Store to competitors, making it easier for developers of mobile app stores to compete on ...

Google will not prohibit a developer from communicating with users about the availability or pricing of an app outside the ...

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Google has been ordered to make significant changes to its mobile ecosystem in the United States, including opening up its Google Play marketplace to other app stores. The orders come from the final ...

A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the ...

A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as a punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the ...