Epic Games, known for developing Fortnite, operates its own app store and recently won an antitrust lawsuit against Google for monopolizing app distribution on Android devices. Now, Epic Games is suing Google and Samsung over Samsung’s Auto Blocker feature, which prevents users from installing the Epic Games Store on new Samsung devices by default. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has suggested collusion between Google and Samsung, although evidence is lacking. The Verge’s Sean Hollister tested these claims and found that disabling Auto Blocker was not straightforward. In addition to the legal victory against Google, Epic Games also successfully sued Apple for preventing the launch of their app store on iOS devices. Despite these wins, both Google and Samsung are expected to push back against the allegations. The outcome of these legal battles remains uncertain, and it may take time for the legal system to resolve the issues. Please note that this article contains affiliate links that may result in a commission.
