Google ordered to modify US Play Store search experience for rival app stores
By Alex Wilts ( August 13, 2026, 23:40 GMT | Insight) -- A US judge ordered Google on Thursday to change a portion of the way Google Play handles searches for third-party app stores as he oversees the implementation of a remedy aimed at restoring competition in Android app distribution.A US judge ordered Google on Thursday to change a portion of the way Google Play handles searches for third-party app stores as he oversees the implementation of a remedy aimed at restoring competition in Android app distribution....
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