Google’s EU Android case ends with the fine still on the board
The Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Google's appeal, leaving the €4.1 billion penalty tied to Android in place after a 2022 reduction.
Google’s long-running EU Android antitrust case ended with the company still on the hook for a €4.1 billion penalty after the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed its appeal on July 2, 2026, according to Reuters.
The case traces back to 2018, when the European Commission said Google had leaned on Android agreements to push phone makers toward pre-installing Search, Chrome, and the Play Store while cutting rival services out of the picture. A lower tribunal later trimmed the original €4.34 billion penalty to €4.1 billion in 2022.
The court’s press release said the appeal by Google and Alphabet was dismissed, confirming the penalty tied to Google’s abuse of a dominant position in Android. Even after the reduction, the fine is still one of the biggest competition penalties the EU has ever handed down.
Google has now amassed roughly €11 billion in EU antitrust fines over the past decade, and this latest ruling keeps the Android chapter firmly open in the public eye. Share your thoughts in the comments, and follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram.
