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TL;DR
- The European Commission has opened DMA proceedings against Google to ensure third-party AI services have equal access to Android features used by Gemini.
- Google must also provide rival search engines and AI chatbots with access to anonymized ranking, query, and click data to foster fair competition.
- The Commission will issue preliminary findings within three months, along with a draft of the measures it intends to impose on Google to comply with the DMA.
Update: January 27, 2026 (11:03 PM ET): Google’s Senior Competition Counsel, Clare Kelly, shared the following statement on the matter with Android Authority:
Android is open by design, and we’re already licensing Search data to competitors under the DMA. However, we are concerned that further rules which are often driven by competitor grievances rather than the interest of consumers, will compromise user privacy, security, and innovation.