Google Begins Hosting Rival App Stores in Play Store Following Epic Games Lawsuit

TechCrunch · Ars Technica · first seen 11.08.2026

Under a judge's order from the Epic Games antitrust lawsuit, Google has started distributing rival app stores within Google Play, with Aptoide launching its games store as the first competitor to return to the platform in over a decade.

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TechCrunch — Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US
Ars Technica — Following Epic loss, Google has started hosting rival app stores in the Play Store

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