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Apple & Google to change app stores after duopoly claim

Published: February 11, 2026 at 8:00 am

Author: Jonathan Symcox

Apple and Google will make changes to their app stores in the UK following intervention from the Competition and Markets Authority.

The tech giants says they will no longer give preferential treatment to their own apps.

They will also be transparent about how others are approved for sale.

Last year the CMA said Apple and Google had built an “effective duopoly” in the UK.

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