The European Union has ordered Google to open key Android features to rival artificial intelligence assistants and give competing search providers access to data collected by Google Search.
The European Commission issued two sets of binding measures under the Digital Markets Act on Thursday, aiming to give competing AI services and search engines greater access to Google’s infrastructure.
Google must allow rival AI assistants to access 11 Android features currently available to its own services, including Gemini. The changes are expected to let users activate their preferred assistant through voice commands and use it to complete tasks such as searching for information or making bookings.
Android users in the EU are expected to begin benefiting from the interoperability changes in July 2027.
The Commission also ordered Google to provide qualifying search engines with access to anonymized ranking, query, click and viewing data collected through Google Search.
