‘Google is secretly blocking our app store’: Rival Aptoide accuses tech giant of monopoly

Google is once again facing legal scrutiny after Portuguese app store Aptoide filed a fresh lawsuit accusing the tech giant of maintaining an illegal monopoly over Android app distribution. The case comes not long after Google agreed to a $700 million settlement with US states over similar antitrust concerns. Aptoide alleges that despite past rulings and settlements, Google continues to restrict competition by limiting access to rival app stores and steering developers toward its own ecosystem, raising broader questions about how open Android truly is.

What Aptoide is alleging against Google