Google says it will appeal EU measures on Android AI and Search data

Google says it will appeal European Commission measures at the EU General Court, challenging requirements involving rival AI assistants on Android and access to certain Google Search data. The company announced its plan on September 29, 2026. The measures, announced by the Commission on July 16 under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), address two separate issues.

What the EU measures cover

The Android requirements concern interoperability: enabling competing services to work with key capabilities of the operating system. The Commission’s measures would give rival AI assistants effective access to those capabilities, including the ability for users to activate an alternative assistant with a personalized voice phrase.

The separate Search requirement concerns sharing certain Google Search data with third-party search engines. It is a different part of the Commission’s action, not another Android assistant feature.

Google’s privacy argument and the Commission’s rationale

Google argues that the requirements create security and privacy risks. In particular, the company says sharing users’ personal search queries without adequate safeguards could harm their privacy.

The Commission says its measures are intended to promote competition and give users more choice while protecting privacy. Its framework includes anonymizing Search data and allows Google to assess serious cybersecurity or data-protection risks associated with a specific recipient before sharing. For Android, the Commission says the requirements include safeguards for privacy, device integrity and security.

What the appeal means for users

The two measures concern different choices: whether competing AI assistants can interoperate with Android’s capabilities, and whether certain Search data can be shared with rival search providers. Google’s appeal challenges both parts of the Commission’s action; the company’s privacy and security objections remain its stated position, while the Commission presents competition, user choice and safeguards as the basis for its measures.