在Epic Games与Google的反垄断诉讼胜诉后，法官James Donato强制要求Google在Google Play中托管第三方应用商店[1]。作为首批执行这一裁定的结果，Aptoide已成为首个在美国Google Play平台上线的第三方应用商店[1]。
这一举措源于法院在2023年Epic诉讼案中做出的裁定[1]。此前Google与Epic曾达成早期和解协议，约定Google将认证第三方应用商店但不在Google Play中直接托管，然而该协议因法院可能不予批准而被撤回[1]。法官Donato最终强制实施的救济措施包括在Play商店中托管第三方应用商店、降低开发者费用、允许应用在其他商店中镜像，以及开发者可使用替代支付系统等内容[1]。这些都是Google此前试图避免但最终被迫接受的改革[1]。
Following Epic Games' victory in its long-running antitrust litigation against Google, Judge James Donato has mandated that Google host third-party app stores directly within the Google Play Store [1]. Aptoide has become the first third-party app store to launch on Google Play in the United States under this new requirement [1].
The hosting mandate represents one of several remedies the court imposed after Epic's 2023 legal win [1]. These remedies also include reduced developer fees, the ability for developers to use alternative payment systems, and mirroring of Google Play applications across other app stores [1]. This outcome differs markedly from Google and Epic's earlier settlement agreement, which specified that Google would certify third-party app stores but would not host them within Play Store itself [1]. That settlement was withdrawn after the court indicated it would likely reject it [1].