"The Commission claims capabilities like sending an email, ordering food, or sharing a photo are largely reserved for Google's own AI offerings on Android. It wants a facility for rival AI services to be easily activated by users via a custom 'wake word' and for competing providers to offer deeply integrated experiences alongside native tools like Gemini."
"Teresa Ribera, the Commission's first EVP for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, argued that AI services are increasingly how EU citizens interact with their phones, making it critical to protect innovation across companies of all sizes."
"Today's proposed measures will give more choice to Android users about the AI services they use and integrate in their phone, including from the vast range of AI services that compete with Google's own AI."
"Google disagrees, arguing the AI market is already highly competitive and that Android is interoperable by design."
The European Commission is proposing measures to ensure Google allows third-party AI services to access key Android capabilities. This includes enabling rival AI services to perform tasks on user devices similarly to Google's offerings. The Commission's preliminary findings focus on Android interoperability and access to data held by Google Search. The aim is to provide users with more choices regarding AI services on their devices. Google contests these measures, asserting that the AI market is competitive and that Android is designed to be interoperable.
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