E.U. Orders Google to Open Android Mic, Camera and Screen to Rival AI Assistants

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E.U. Orders Google to Open Android Mic, Camera and Screen to Rival AI Assistants

July 17, 2026 dirk 0 Comments 3 tags

E.U. Orders Google to Open Android Mic, Camera and Screen to Rival AI Assistants

The European Commission on Thursday ordered Google to give rival AI assistants the same reach into Android that Gemini already has: the camera, the microphone, whatever is on screen, a wake word that fires with the display off, and the ability to drive other apps in the background by imitating taps and typing.

Google has to ship it in the next major release, Android 18, and by 1 August 2027 at

Source: The Hacker News

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