GoKawiilGoogle appeals EU order to open Android AI assistants and Search data
Google is challenging in court two European Commission requirements issued in July: one forcing it to give rival AI assistants deeper access to Android, including voice-activation capability, and another requiring it to share Google Search data with competing search providers. The Android rule would require Google, within 12 months of the July decision, to let users set a non-Google AI assistant like ChatGPT as their default and invoke it by voice.
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The case tests how far EU regulators can force dominant platform owners to open their ecosystems to competitors, with implications for how AI assistants compete on mobile devices. If Google's appeal fails, it could reshape how users interact with Android by weakening Gemini's built-in advantages, while a win for Google would signal limits on the Commission's power under its digital competition rules.
- Google is appealing two separate EU Commission orders from July 2024 in court
- One order requires voice-activated access to rival AI assistants on Android within 12 months
- A second order requires Google to share Search data with competing search engines
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-09-29
Published there as: “Google is pushing back against opening up Android AI and Search”
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