Google Told to Simplify Rival App Store Installations Amid Antitrust Case

A US District Judge has ordered Google to remove warning prompts and extra steps when users install rival Android app stores through the Play Store.

The court called these steps 'anticompetitive friction' designed to scare off everyday users, a concept introduced during a recent compliance hearing in the Epic vs Google antitrust battle.

Epic's legal team demonstrated that users are subjected to superfluous prompts and several warning and confirmation screens before installing an alternative marketplace.

The court slammed this as deliberate 'anticompetitive friction' intended to scare off everyday consumers, declaring it 'not acceptable.'