EU Orders Google to Open Android to ChatGPT, Claude, and Rival AI Assistants

The European Commission has ordered Google to open Android to competing AI assistants — ChatGPT, Claude, and others — by July 27. Four levels of access: custom voice commands, screen reading, autonomous in-app actions, and the same hardware resources available to Gemini. Google must also share search data — queries, clicks, and impressions — with competitors. The fine for non-compliance: up to 10% of Alphabet's annual revenue, which exceeds $30B.

The AI assistant market has been shaped by who's baked into the system by default. Mandated open access levels the playing field across 2 billion devices at once — shifting the balance of power in the assistant race more decisively than any benchmark ever could.