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💻 BBC Tech • Thursday, February 12, 2026
⚡ Key Highlights
- Apple and Google agree to change app stores after ‘effective duopoly’ claim
- The tech giants will not give preferential treatment to their own apps
- They will be transparent about how other apps are approved for sale
- The changes aim to boost the UK’s app economy and promote competition
Apple and Google have agreed to make changes to their app stores in the UK following an intervention from the UK markets regulator. The tech giants have committed to not giving preferential treatment to their own apps and will be transparent about how others are approved for sale. The changes come after the regulator said Apple and Google had an ‘effective duopoly’ in the UK over their dominance in the sector. The CMA’s head Sarah Cardell said the proposed commitments ‘will boost the UK’s app economy’. The regulator ruled both Apple and Google’s app stores had ‘strategic market status’, which allowed it to demand changes to promote competition and choice. Apple and Google have also committed not to use data gathered from third-party app developers in an unfair way.
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Original Source: BBC Tech
