Epic Games is suing Google, and Samsung, to prevent installation of apps from alternative sources by particularity Auto-Blocker for the One UI 6.1.1. The company's Mountain View denied the allegations, saying that it had not requested the producers to korean to set this feature.
Auto-Blocker, is the only security
Epic Games claims that the introduction of the particularity has been agreed between Google and Samsung to prevent the installation of the application on Android from alternative sources (sideloading). The goal is to favors to the Play Store and Galaxy Store, destroying the competition (Epic Games Store, in this case). The evidence shown during the trial (which ended with a victory of Epic Games confirmed the existence of a settlement trading between the two companies.
A spokesman for Samsung, said that the function is Auto-Blocker is integrated into the device, in order to protect user data and to ensure, so for safety and privacy. In any case, it can be turned off in the settings. Epic Games stated that it takes 21 steps to install the store with it.
An executive of Google, however, dismissed the charges of collusion. The company's Mountain View are not asked to Samsung's leading features, and the only thing that Google has been granted, always charging the battery side. Google Play Protect now you can disclose to the desktop of the infected, even if you are discharged from the other sources, but are the manufacturer of the equipment, you can add many of the features of security.
In the end, the manager stated that Google does not prevent the installation of video games Epic Games store on it. Of the house of the software run by Tim Sweeney, has filed a complaint only to the interests of the economic.
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