Google to offer users a choice of default search engine on Android in the EU – but it's pay to play

Google to offer users a choice of default search engine on Android in the EU – but it's pay to play

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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/02/android_search_changes_in_eu_pay_to_play/

Google's Android will charge internet search providers to appear on its court-mandated option screen from early next year.

The ad giant's mobile platform was forced by the European Commission to offer users a choice of search providers rather than just defaulting to Google. As a result, consumers in Europe see an option screen when they first set up an Android device offering them the chance to set the default search engine for the Chrome browser.