# Google Challenges EU Orders To Open Android Features, Share Search Data By Riza Dagoc Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/25728 Published: 2026-09-30T10:23:50.000Z Updated: 2026-09-30T10:23:50.000Z Section: Regulation > Alphabet filed challenges over requirements to give rival AI services access to 11 Android features and provide anonymized Google Search data to eligible competitors. Google has challenged two European Union measures that would require it to open Android features to rival artificial intelligence services and provide anonymized Search data to eligible competitors. Google filed the cases Sept. 28 with the General Court in Luxembourg over European Commission decisions adopted in July under the Digital Markets Act, the EU framework for major digital platforms. One measure requires Google to give competing AI services access to 11 Android features used by its own services, including Gemini. The 11 covered capabilities include voice invocation, contextual information, cross-app and system-level actions, and the use of device hardware and software resources. A separate measure requires Google to provide anonymized Google Search data to eligible third-party search engines and AI chatbots that offer search functionality. Access is subject to rules governing fees, security screening and the removal of identifying information. The measures are intended to give rival AI services comparable access to Android device features and allow competitors to use search information that Google collects at scale. Android runs on roughly three-fifths of mobile devices used in Europe. Google’s senior director of competition, Oliver Bethell, said the company is challenging the measures over privacy and security concerns. “People use Search for their most personal questions—from medical worries to close relationships,” Bethell said. “Mandating we share these personal queries without adequate safeguards would cause irreversible harm to user privacy.” Google said third parties could potentially re-identify users after data leaves its systems, exposing their personal lives, trade secrets or sensitive government information. The measures followed proceedings opened Jan. 27 under the Digital Markets Act. The principal interoperability changes are due in Android 18 no later than Aug. 1, 2027. Android 19 must support simultaneous wake-word detection for multiple AI services by Aug. 1, 2028. The challenges will not prevent the measures from taking effect unless Google seeks interim measures to delay them while the proceedings continue. The dispute follows earlier European legal battles, including a €4.125 billion antitrust fine related to Android preinstallation and anti-fragmentation practices. That case was separate from the new interoperability requirements. TokenPost previously detailed the [EU measures requiring Google to open Android AI features and share anonymized Search data](). ## Links in this article - [EU measures requiring Google to open Android AI features and share anonymized Search data](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/25193)