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Challengers Approach: Third Party App Stores Arrive to Google Play

If you are an Android user, you may have noticed it already: Google has begun allowing rival, third-party app stores to be distributed through the Google Play Store. And if you are a developer, you may have noticed new options for billing and distributing your apps. For years, Epic Games, maker of games such as Fortnite, has been suing Google, alleging violations of antitrust law. Specifically at

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
Challengers Approach: Third Party App Stores Arrive to Google Play
First reported
Oct 01, 2026 21:25 UTC
Last reported
Oct 01, 2026 21:25 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:44 UTC
Record ID
5732f3c15b77fceff55791b0d2ba204d02526d8f8e30c6fb93910376c8664ea1

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src_1face9fbd38e6da52e

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Oct 01, 2026 21:25 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:44 UTC

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