Google, Apple adapt as global authorities reshape compliance in app markets
By MLex Staff ( August 3, 2026, 20:01 GMT | Comment) -- The app store ecosystems of Google and Apple have been under siege for years as regulators, legislators and litigators across the globe seek more competition among major digital platforms. While that pressure has loosened Google’s grip on app distribution and billing for Android, the world’s most popular mobile operating system, a reliable playbook for taming the monopolization of global markets remains elusive as attention shifts toward compliance with interoperability requirements, data-access obligations and other remedies.The Google and Apple app store ecosystems have been under siege for years as regulators, legislators and litigators across the globe seek to boost competition among major digital platforms....
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