{"id":287005,"date":"2025-04-21T18:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T18:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/google-settles-indias-antitrust-probe-in-android-tv-case\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T18:10:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T18:10:19","slug":"google-settles-indias-antitrust-probe-in-android-tv-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/google-settles-indias-antitrust-probe-in-android-tv-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Settles India&#8217;s Antitrust Probe in Android TV Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gadgets360.com\/static\/desktop\/images\/spacer.png?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Google Settles India&#8217;s Antitrust Probe in Android TV Case\" title=\"Google Settles India&#8217;s Antitrust Probe in Android TV Case\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"center_content_div\">\n<div class=\"content_text row description\">\n<p>India&#8217;s competition regulator said on Monday it has approved the settlement proposal of Alphabet&#8217;s Google in the <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/android-tv\">Android TV<\/a> case, under which it had charged the company over anticompetitive practices.<\/p>\n<p>The Competition Commission of India had said the US tech giant abused its Android operating system&#8217;s position in the smart television market in the country. India is one of Google&#8217;s key markets.<\/p>\n<p>CCI had alleged <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/google\">Google<\/a> engaged in anti-competitive practices by creating barriers for firms wanting to use or develop modified versions of <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/android\">Android<\/a> for smart TVs.<\/p>\n<p>Google then filed a settlement application in which it proposed a standalone license for its <a class=\"sp_lnk2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/tags\/playstore\">Play Store<\/a> and Play Services for Android smart TVs in the country instead of bundling the services.<\/p>\n<p>CCI also approved a final amount of Rs. 202.4 million ($2.38 million) that Google will pay as part of the settlement.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"downloadtxt margin_b20\">\n                For the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/news\">tech news<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgets360.com\/reviews\">reviews<\/a>, follow Gadgets 360 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gadgets360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/gadgets360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaB3o5hHltY9SJbXg335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@gadgets.360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Threads<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMILm3AowtoHPAQ?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Google News<\/a>. 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