Google agreed. To pay $700 million, and make several concessions to settle the case of restricting competition in front of its application on the Android system, which is the same case that was considered in a trial within another case that may result in greater changes.
Despite Google's agreement With the state attorney general in September, the terms of the agreement were not disclosed until Monday evening, in documents filed in San Francisco federal court, and it came a week after a federal court reprimanded Google for deploying anti-competitive tactics in its game store for Android applications.
The settlement includes $630 million to compensate American consumers who were forced into a payment system that the Attorney General described as raising the prices of digital transactions within downloaded applications.
Just as Apple does in its iPhone app store, Google collects commissions ranging from 15 to 30% on in-app purchases, a fee that prosecutors say raised prices higher than they would have been if it were in an open market for making payments.
These commissions create billions of dollars in profits annually for Google, while consumers who qualify for a portion of the compensation will automatically be informed of several options about how they will receive their money.
Another $70 million from the pre-trial settlement will cover penalties and other costs that will force Google to To pay it to the states.
The company also agreed to make other amendments aimed at facilitating downloading and running Android applications from other platforms over the next five years.
Google shuts down “silently” A common application is in the process of changing its service
Last week, Google announced its decision to close a popular application used by thousands of movie fans.
And within the next few weeks, the tech giant will begin the Google Play Movies & TV.
The service has already disappeared from many smart TVs and will soon disappear forever, and as of January 17, users will no longer be able to access movies they have purchased or rented through the Google Play Movies & Movies app. TV.
But they will not be lost forever, as purchased movies and shows will be transferred to Android TV and YouTube.
Google is trying Slowly stopping Play Movies & TV since 2021 after launching its own standalone TV app.
Google Play Movies & TV is already available on all Roku devices and most smart TVs, but it is still available on Android TV devices and the Google Play Store. Email.
In a recent post on Android TV Help, Google confirmed The service will soon be removed from these platforms.
The company explained in the post: “We are making some changes to simplify how you buy new movies or access movies and TV shows you purchased through Google.”
However, if you are a Google Play Movies & TV, don't panic as you will still have access to your purchases.
Google confirmed: “You will still be able to access all previously purchased titles (including active rentals) on Android TV devices, Google TV devices, the Google TV mobile app (Android and iOS), and YouTube.”
As of January 17, if you have an Android TV or streaming device, you will be able to find your purchases under the “Shop” tab. Under "Your Library".
If you are using a cable receiver or set-top box supported by the “Android” system, all the content you previously purchased will now be present within the “YouTube” application.
To find your purchases, open the YouTube app and go to the Movies and TV Shows section, where your content will be under the Purchases tab.
For web browser users, the process will be similar, and all you have to do is go to “YouTube” And search in the same section.
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