EC Close to Decision on Google Gemini AI Features

The European Commission is close to formally outlining what Google must do to give rival AI assistants the same access to its Android OS as it provides its Gemini service. The EC is drafting findings that could require Google to provide AI competitors access to key Android features, including voice controls, search integration, and the ability to link third-party AI apps with other Android software on equal terms.

The decision would fall short of a formal investigation but signals the EC is ready to escalate if Google fails to comply, potentially triggering fines on top of the nearly €9.5 billion already levied against the company for past breaches of competition regulations. Google warned that forced access to core Android features risks compromising user privacy and security.

In January, the EC gave Google a deadline of six months to lift technical restrictions on Android to make the operating system interoperable with competing AI software and also provide search rivals with access to relevant data. The EC’s latest move adds tension to a broader US and EU trade dispute, with the administration of US President Donald Trump previously berating DMA enforcement for unfairly targeting the country’s tech giants.