# Google will make rival Android app stores easier to find after judge says process is 'not acceptable' yet

> Following the arrival of third-party Android app stores on Google Play earlier this week, a judge in Google’s ongoing court battle has said that the current state is “not acceptable,” and Google will make changes as a…

- **Source:** [9to5Google](https://9to5google.com/2026/08/14/google-play-third-party-android-app-stores-changes-judge/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7f31550f3758630407ee20)
- **Published:** 2026-08-14
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #google #gemini #android
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a7f31550f3758630407ee20

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