Google will charge Android manufacturers to use their apps in Europe

Friday, October 19, 2018 8:45 Android is an open source operating system, that is to say that it is available for free. Which explains the popularity of the system and explains why many companies have decided to use it in their smartphones and other portable devices. However, things seem to be changing in Europe as Google starts charging Android manufacturers for their own applications.

This follows a decision by the European Commission in July that Google has been fined $ 5 billion for violating anti-monopoly laws after the revelation that Google has forced manufacturers to sell them. Android devices to include the Google Chrome browser and other applications in the devices of these companies. If you want to use the Google Play Store. It made sense for Google to do this because it clearly wanted users to use its services, but that did not seem to be perceived positively.

The end result is that Google will get money from Android manufacturers if they want to include Google Apps on their smartphones. Google Chrome will no longer be included in the Android system, which means that if manufacturers want to remove Google Chrome from their browsers, you can do it. However, if they want to include other Google apps such as Gmail, Play Store, YouTube and other apps in their devices, they will be charged under the license agreement.

These changes are significant and, as pointed out by The Verge, Google has asked companies that use Google Play Store to create devices that include this store. However, this new situation means that companies can choose to create phones using the Google Play Store, while using the same device, but with a modified version of the Android phone system such as the Amazon Fire Phone phone in Europe.

We think this will contribute to diversity, although we do not know if the Android system needs to be fragmented more than it is now.