DOJ: Google must sell Chrome, Android could be next ... However, staffing changes at the DOJ and Google's recent meetings have not done much to change the government's desire to carve up the company.

Judge Amit Mehta mentioned Android's role in perpetuating Google's' monopoly at several points in the DOJ's suit. Essentially, it forces Samsung and other manufacturers that use the OS to make ...

Instead, both Google and the DOJ were tasked with proposing possible solutions. The US DOJ has now shared its proposed solutions, which include breaking up Google and splitting off Chrome and Android.

DOJ wants Google to sell off Chrome, and is threatening a possible divestiture of Android in the future. The Google building is seen in New York, on Feb. 26, 2024. | Seth Wenig/AP ...

DOJ’s Thoughts On Android. In terms of Google Android, the DOJ said there are two options. “The most straightforward solution—the first option—would be to divest Android, ...

Instead, the DOJ apparently wants Google to "uncouple its Android smartphone operating system from its other products, including search and its Google Play mobile app store, which are now sold as ...

The DOJ also said that the most straightforward solution would be to divest Android, but it recognized that such a divestiture may draw significant objections from Google or other market participants.

The DOJ wants the judge to prohibit Google from doing things like giving its own search, search text ads, or AI products “preferential access to Android or Google-owned apps or data” relative ...

In October, the DOJ filed a broad outline for proposals it thought a judge should consider when making a final ruling, including taking Chrome (and Android) away from Google.

In a significant escalation of its antitrust battle with Google, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed splitting off Google’s Chrome browser and Android operating system as part of ...

The DOJ said in a filing that it is considering if “behavioral and structural remedies” are needed that “would prevent Google from using products such as Chrome, Play, and Android to ...