Google agreed to pay $8 billion over four years to Samsung Electronics Co. to make its apps default on Samsung phones, according to information presented by Epic Games Inc. in court. James Kolotour… ...

Testimony revealed that Google constructed plans to share app store revenue with Android phone makers to keep Google products at the forefront.

This year, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 buyers will notice that Samsung’s usually preloaded Messages app is no longer present, and instead, users will simply have the default of Google ...

Epic Games Inc. settled its antitrust case against Samsung Electronics Co. that alleged the company was conspiring with Alphabet Inc.’s Google to block rival app marketplaces through default ...

Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets will now block users from sideloading Android apps, even if they want to do so.

TL;DR: Google reportedly paid Samsung billions of dollars to make its apps and services the default options on smartphones made by the South Korean electronics giant.

Google paid Samsung $8 billion over four years to make some of its apps default on Galaxy devices, including the Play Store.