EU Orders Google to Open Android to Rival AI Assistants

The European Commission adopted binding requirements under the Digital Markets Act ordering Google to open Android to rival AI assistants and to share portions of its search data with competitors. The move lands the same week the World AI Conference closed in Shanghai with a new 29-country cooperation body, underscoring how differently the major blocs are approaching AI governance. For US and EU developers, the practical effect is more distribution surface for non-Google assistants on Android — and another data-access precedent that rivals will cite in future antitrust fights. Google is expected to challenge parts of the order.