<s>
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
(	O
GMS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
proprietary	O
applications	O
and	O
application	O
programming	O
interfaces	O
(	O
APIs	O
)	O
services	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
that	O
are	O
typically	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
smartphones	O
,	O
tablets	O
,	O
and	O
smart	O
TVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GMS	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Open	O
Source	O
Project	O
(	O
AOSP	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
manufacturer	O
needs	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
license	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
legally	O
pre-install	O
GMS	O
on	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
license	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
without	O
any	O
licensing	O
fees	O
except	O
in	O
the	O
EU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
European	O
firms	O
filed	O
a	O
complaint	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
stating	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
manipulated	O
their	O
power	O
and	O
dominance	O
within	O
the	O
market	O
to	O
push	O
their	O
Services	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
phone	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
firms	O
were	O
joined	O
together	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
FairSearch	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
main	O
firms	O
included	O
were	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Expedia	O
,	O
TripAdvisor	O
,	O
Nokia	O
and	O
Oracle	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FairSearch	O
's	O
major	O
problem	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
practices	O
was	O
that	O
they	O
believed	O
Google	B-Application
were	O
forcing	O
phone	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
Mobile	B-Application
Services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
claimed	O
Google	B-Application
managed	O
this	O
by	O
asking	O
these	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
sign	O
a	O
contract	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
preinstall	O
specific	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Maps	O
,	O
Search	O
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
swiftly	O
responded	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
continue	O
to	O
work	O
co-operatively	O
with	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-party	O
Android	B-Application
app	I-Application
store	I-Application
Aptoide	B-Application
also	O
filed	O
an	O
EU	O
competition	O
complaint	O
against	O
Google	B-Application
once	O
again	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
misusing	O
their	O
power	O
within	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aptoide	B-Application
alleged	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
blocking	O
third-party	O
app	O
stores	O
from	O
being	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
blocking	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
from	O
downloading	O
any	O
third-party	O
apps	O
and	O
app	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
not	O
responded	O
to	O
these	O
allegations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Umar	O
Javeed	O
,	O
Sukarma	O
Thapar	O
,	O
Aaqib	O
Javeed	O
vs.	O
Google	B-Application
LLC	I-Application
&	O
Ors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
Competition	O
Commission	O
of	O
India	O
ordered	O
an	O
antitrust	O
probe	O
against	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
abusing	O
its	O
dominant	O
position	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
to	O
block	O
market	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Prima	O
Facie	O
opinion	O
the	O
commission	O
held	O
,	O
Mandatory	O
Pre-installation	O
of	O
entire	O
Google	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Services	I-Application
(	O
GMS	O
)	O
suite	O
under	O
Mobile	O
application	O
distribution	O
agreements	O
MADA	O
amounts	O
to	O
imposition	O
of	O
unfair	O
condition	O
on	O
the	O
device	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
fined	O
Google	B-Application
€4.34	O
billion	O
for	O
breaching	O
EU	O
antitrust	O
rules	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
licensing	O
policy	O
for	O
the	O
GMS	O
in	O
the	O
EU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
change	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
GMS	O
is	O
now	O
decoupled	O
from	O
the	O
base	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
will	O
be	O
offered	O
under	O
a	O
separate	O
paid	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
faced	O
problems	O
with	O
various	O
European	O
data	O
protection	O
agencies	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
France	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
problem	O
they	O
faced	O
was	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
60	O
rules	O
merged	O
into	O
one	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
"	O
track	O
users	O
more	O
closely	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
once	O
again	O
came	O
out	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
new	O
policies	O
still	O
abide	O
by	O
European	O
Union	O
laws	O
.	O
</s>
