# Google and Epic give up fighting — third-party Android app stores are coming next week

> Epic Games and Google have just jointly withdrawn their attempt to retroactively settle the lawsuit that’s changing how Android app stores work in the United States — and that means Google will be forced to carry rival…

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/policy/965792/google-epic-withdraw-injunction-third-party-app-stores-coming-google-play?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5726a9b772df3d94758213)
- **Published:** 2026-07-15
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #google #microsoft #xbox #android
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5726a9b772df3d94758213

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