Google Play Store to list third-party app stores in the US
Google will start allowing third-party app stores to be distributed through the Google Play Store in the United States next week.
TL;DR
- Google Play Store will begin offering third-party app stores in the US next week.
- The change follows the end of a legal dispute between Google and Epic Games that began in 2020.
- Epic had accused Google of monopolizing Android app distribution and in-app billing.
Google will make third-party app stores available through the Google Play Store in the United States next week. The change affects Android app distribution in the US and makes alternative app stores easier to access through Google's main app marketplace.
The policy shift follows a legal case that started in 2020, when Epic Games sued Google. Epic alleged that Google held a monopoly in Android app distribution and in-app billing services. A jury sided with Epic, and the case then continued through an appeal process before the companies reached a settlement agreement.
The source describes the outcome as the end of a six-year legal battle between Google and Epic Games. The reported result is that third-party app stores will become more accessible to US users through the Play Store starting next week.
Related questions
- When will Google Play Store allow third-party app stores in the US?
- Why is Google opening the Play Store to third-party app stores?
- What did Epic Games accuse Google of in the 2020 lawsuit?
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