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CTOnews.com, January 26 (Xinhua) Last year, the Indian Competition Commission (CCI) fined Google for restricting third-party payment services and is investigating other anti-competitive practices of the company. After Google's recent Supreme Court order to block CCI was rejected, the company had to change its agreement with handset makers and relax rules for users.

Tuyuan PexelsCTOnews.com learned that from next month, Android users in India will be able to use third-party billing services for applications and games. They can also choose different default search engines during setup. These specific rules apply only to India, but similar rules have been made in other regions.

As for smartphone makers, they will be allowed to license separate Google apps to be pre-installed on the devices they ship. In the past, manufacturers were forced to bundle entire Google Suite apps.

Google will continue to appeal CCI's decision, but it is currently working to implement the following changes:

OEMs will be able to license separate Google apps for pre-installation on their devices.

Android users can always customize their devices according to their preferences. Indian users can now choose their default search engine, which will appear soon when users set up a new Android smartphone or tablet in India.

Android compatibility requirements are being updated to introduce changes for partners to build incompatible or forked variants.

Starting from next month, user-selected billing will apply to all apps and games. Through user-selected billing, developers can allow users to choose other billing systems and Google Play billing systems when purchasing digital content in the application.

Android has always supported installing applications from a variety of sources, including through side loading, which involves downloading applications directly from the developer's website. Recent changes have been made to the Android installation process and automatic update capabilities for side-loaded applications and app stores, while ensuring that users are aware of potential security risks.

A few days ago, Google also agreed to allow third-party app stores to be available on Google Play Store, also under pressure from CCI.

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