Google has reportedly started restricting Apple and Samsung from adding a new search engine to their handsets. A former executive – Patrick Chang at Samsung recently proposed that the respective mobile app offering should reach more Galaxy phones. But it seems as if Google doesn’t want this to happen.
Patrick said that Samsung has been planning to add an app called Branch – a new search engine to Galaxy devices, but is unknowingly restricted by Google. Consequently, Branch is a significant application that searches for queries within apps instead of surfing the internet.
Responding to Patrick’s statements, the founder and former CEO of the Branch Metrics – Alexander Austin said that Samsung needs to remove a few software functions to meet Google’s requirements. This includes resistance to searches to remain inside the apps and not on the web.
At the same time, the Department of Justice accused the US tech maker of paying $10 billion a year to be the default search engine on Samsung and Apple phones.
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