New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered Google to change its business practices regarding Android, but the Supreme Court of India declined to hear Google's appeal last week.

The court has given the tech industry a week's time to comply with CCI's directions. The company announced significant changes to Android licensing in the nation on the eve of the deadline.

Several antitrust lawsuits have been filed against Google in various jurisdictions. The company will be concerned about the implications of directions issued by India's competition watchdog with respect to Android in other jurisdictions.

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The CCI order may serve as a model for other countries which then impose similar restrictions on the company. We all know that Google's Android monopoly is about to end.

Changes are being made to Google's contracts with Indian smartphone makers and other stakeholders. While some changes directly affect users, others do not.

Google will not require smartphone vendors to pre-install its suite of apps as per the CCI ruling. Individual Google apps may be licensed by OEMs for pre-installation on their products.

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The CCI prohibited the installation requirement of Google apps' suite to access the Play Services API. This will no longer be a problem as Google now allows individual licensing of apps.

The business will also allow developers to create forked or incompatible versions of Android. With competitors such as Trust, this could result in more competition in the mobile operating system market.

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There will be many changes in Android from the user's perspective.
To start with, there will be other search engines available on Android devices besides Google search. User's preferred search engine option will be available.

Additionally, users will have access to automatic sideloaded app updates. Similar to the Play Store, third-party app stores will be able to automatically push app updates.

Google has also made some billing related changes in the Play Store. Users in India will be able to select a different billing method than Google Play during in-app purchases starting next month.

Similar to Apple, Google takes a 30% cut from in-app purchases made through Play Store billing. The new amendment will increase the share of profit that developers get.

As Google said when announcing the new changes, "Implementing these changes across the ecosystem will be a complex process and will require significant efforts from us, as well as, in many cases from partners, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers." "Our commitment to Indian users and the country's digital transformation remains unchanged," the company continued.