In July, the European Commission said Google's Android policies had "denied rivals the chance to innovate and compete". Google is appealing the record € 4.3bn ( $ 4.9bn ) fine which was imposed in July when the European Commission claimed that the EU ’s Android law had " denied rivals the chance to innovate and compete " . Google was accused of acting illegally because : pre - installation of the Google Search app and web browser Chrome was a condition of access to the Play app store ; Google made payments to manufacturers and mobile network operators to ensure exclusive pre - installation of Google Search ; Google prevented manufacturers of smart devices powered by alternative Android versions by threatening to refuse permission to pre - install apps .
Google is appealing the record € 4.3bn ( $ 4.9bn ) fine which was imposed in July when the European Commission claimed that the EU ’s Android law had " denied rivals the chance to innovate and compete " . Google was accused of acting illegally because : pre - installation of the Google Search app and web browser Chrome was a condition of access to the Play app store ; Google made payments to manufacturers and mobile network operators to ensure exclusive pre - installation of Google Search ; Google prevented manufacturers of smart devices powered by alternative Android versions by threatening to refuse permission to pre - install apps .