Although the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple is very popular from Fortnite The developer also filed a lawsuit against Google. Judge James Donato, who also handled the Epic Games and Apple cases, also handled the case between Google and Android. Donato made his decision and instructed Google to pave the way for competition in the Android App Store.

According to the court ruling, Google From November 1, 2024 Within 3 years, Google will allow third-party app stores on the Play Store. Moreover, these third-party stores also have access to Google Play applications. However, the final decision on this will be up to the application developers.

Here are the court’s decisions:

• Application developers are not required to use the Google Pay payment system.
• Developers can notify users of alternative payment methods.
• Developers can also share application download methods other than Google Play with their users.
• Application prices and in-app purchase prices may be determined independently of Play Billing.
• Google cannot share revenue with application developers.
• No special agreements are made with application developers.
• Google won’t be able to make deals with device manufacturers or operators to pre-install the Play Store, nor will it be able to offer money or benefits.

On the other hand, Google security and user safety It will be able to retain some control over the issue, but these controls will be limited. Third-party stores are also not blocked. Epic games The side states that Google may not abuse this function.

Like Google to object to the decision is planning.