# ‘That is not acceptable’: Judge orders Google to make rival app store installs easier

> One month after Epic Games and Google seemingly stopped fighting over the future of Android app distribution, they were back in a San Francisco courtroom today — where Judge James Donato just ordered Google to make it…

- **Source:** [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/policy/979852/that-is-not-acceptable-judge-orders-google-to-make-rival-app-store-installs-easier?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7e5fec970b19209254f70d)
- **Published:** 2026-08-14
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #apple #google #android
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a7e5fec970b19209254f70d

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