NEW DELHI, Jan 12 — Google has been jolted after the Indian antitrust authority sought changes to how it markets its Android system, which powers 97 per cent of smartphones in...
NEW DELHI, Jan 12 — Google has been jolted after the Indian antitrust authority sought changes to how it markets its Android system, which powers 97 per cent of smartphones in the world’s second biggest mobile market.
Google licenses the system to smartphone makers, but critics say its restrictions are anti-competitive. The US firm says Android provides more choice for everyone and such pacts help keep the operating system free. * Google should not restrict smartphone users from removing its pre-installed such as Google Maps, Gmail and Youtube, which currently cannot be deleted from Android phones, on which they are supplied pre-installed.
* Google should not impose any curbs in India on the practice of “sideloading”, or downloading apps without using its app store.* Competitors and app developers should not be denied access to the programming interface of Google Play services, the underlying software system that powers Android devices. This directive is meant to ensure compatibility between apps on Play Store and third-party app stores based on Android variants, the antitrust authority has said.
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