To comply with an EU antitrust ruling, Google will show Android users in the region rival browsers and search engine apps via pop-up screens.
It’s not every day when a tech company recommends you check out its rival’s product. But Google is being forced to do just that in Europe.
To comply with an EU antitrust ruling, the tech giant will show Android users alternative browser and search engine apps on Google Play. The store will serve up two pop-ups: one for search apps, the other for browsers. For each category, users will see a list of the top five apps.
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Google’s blog post on the upcoming update includes an example of what the pop-ups will look like. The image shows Google search and Google Chrome at the top of each list, followed by rival products such as Mozilla’s Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and DuckDuck Go.
