Epic Games has settled its lawsuit against Samsung, which was initiated over allegations of collusion to undermine third-party app stores. The suit claimed that Samsung's Auto Blocker feature prevented installations from unapproved sources. Epic has not disclosed the settlement details but mentioned that they received assurances from Samsung to address concerns raised regarding the Auto Blocker. The potential modifications discussed involved either changing the default setting of Auto Blocker or creating a transparent whitelisting process for apps. No confirmation from Samsung has been provided yet.
Epic dropped all claims against Samsung after reaching a settlement. Tim Sweeney indicated that Epic received assurances from Samsung but did not disclose specifics on what was agreed upon.
Samsung's 'Auto Blocker' feature blocks installations from third-party app stores by default, a practice that Epic argued undermined competition in the app market.
Epic’s demands included changing the Auto Blocker feature so it’s off by default or establishing a publicly transparent whitelisting process for app approvals.
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