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Juli Clover @ MacRumors 1 place · today 17:32 EDT

Epic Games Accuses Samsung and Google of Colluding to Prevent Sideloading on Galaxy Devices

Fortnite creator Epic Games today filed a lawsuit against Google and Samsung, accusing the two companies of anticompetitive behavior that discourages Android users from downloading games and apps outside of the Google Play Store.


At issue is a Samsung feature called Auto Blocker, which is designed to prevent Galaxy devices from installing applications from unauthorized sources. Enabled by default, Samsung says that Auto Blocker keeps users safe from unknown apps and malware, but it does disable sideloa

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