Google ordered by judge to ease third-party app store installation

Engadget · Ars Technica · The Verge · first seen 13.08.2026 · updated 14.08.2026

A federal judge has ordered Google to make it easier for users to find and install alternative app stores within a week.

Judge issued an order against Google regarding alternative app stores
Google has one week to comply with the directive

Sources

Engadget — Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders
Ars Technica — Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play
The Verge — ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier

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