EU orders Google to open Android to rival AI assistants under the DMA
On July 16, 2026 the European Commission adopted two binding Digital Markets Act decisions against Google. One forces Google to open 11 Android feature groups to rival AI assistants with the same system-level access Gemini gets, from voice activation to acting across apps; the other requires Google to share anonymized search query, click and ranking data with competitors on fair terms. Google says the decisions risk undermining privacy and security guardrails for millions of Europeans.