Aptoide Returns to Google Play as Court-Ordered Android Rules Take Effect

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Aptoide, a rival app marketplace, has relisted its games store on Google Play in the United States after an absence of over ten years. The return marks a significant shift in how Android operates, driven by court-mandated changes requiring Google to open its platform to competing app stores. The legal rulings stem from antitrust proceedings that found Google had maintained an unfair grip on Android app distribution. Aptoide becomes the first third-party app store to benefit from these new requirements on Google Play in the US market.

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