Some users may know that Epic Games is the developer Fortnitehas had its own app store for some time now . The company too v. Google last December, finding that Google had an illegal monopoly on app distribution and in-app payment services for Android devices. Despite this victory, Epic’s palace war has only just begun. Epic Games is now suing Google again, but it has also named Samsung as a defendant in the suit. This time, its sights are trained on Samsung’s Auto Blocker feature.
In the latest lawsuit, Epic Games claims that Samsung making it difficult for users to install the Epic Games Store on the latest Samsung devices. That’s because Samsung now enables Auto Blocker by default, which only allows the installation of apps from the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store, and prevents the installation of third-party apps unless you disable the feature. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney even suggests that Google and Samsung are working together, although he admits that there is no concrete evidence for this claim.
The VergeThese were posted by Sean Hollister and discovered that his Samsung smartphone was preventing him from installing the Epic Games Store, but it wasn’t that simple. There were no instructions on how to disable Auto Blocker. He then searched for “turn off autoblocker” in the search bar, which yielded results, but required going through several screens.
In addition to beating Google and legally proving that Google has a monopoly on sharing Android apps, Epic Games also won. . Apple refused to allow Epic Games to open its app store on iOS devices, but the EU forced Apple’s hand. However, Apple is still resisting and claims that its adoption is only temporary.
How Google and Samsung will respond remains to be seen, but it’s possible that both companies will fight back and claim that the Epic Games Store isn’t making it harder to install. Once again, we’ll likely have to wait for the legal system to sort things out.
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