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Google Fights the EU Over Rival AI on Android

Google is appealing EU orders to open Android's Gemini-only features to rival AI assistants.

By Harish · Sep 29, 2026
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Google files an appeal

On Sept. 29, Google appealed two EU Digital Markets Act decisions at the General Court in Luxembourg.

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What the EU ordered

Rival assistants must get voice activation and the ability to handle tasks in other apps, just like Gemini.

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Search data too

Google must also share anonymized search data with rival search engines starting in January 2027.

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Google's defense

Google says the orders put user privacy and device security at risk, and that Android is already open.

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What it means for the U.S.

The rules only apply in the EU, but the system-level plumbing Google builds there could matter everywhere.

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