Google ordered to open Android and Search to rivals in Europe

The European Union has ordered Google to give rival AI assistants and search engines greater access to key parts of Android and Google Search data to comply with the bloc's digital antitrust rules known as the Digital Markets Act. The DMA requires dominant platforms designated as "gatekeepers" to provide competitors comparable access to systems and data that they themselves enjoy. Google must begin sharing search data by January 2027 and implement Android changes by July 2027, or face potential fines of up to 10 percent of its annual worldwide turnover. The Android decision requires Google to give rival AI assistants the same system features and data access as its own Gemini tool, allowing users to choose competing assistants with comparable access to device capabilities, while the search decision enables competitors to access information historically kept by Google.