Out-of-court settlement: Epic drops allegations against Samsung
Epic Games has reached an out-of-court settlement with Samsung in the dispute over the "Auto Blocker" on cell phones – but it is unclear what this is for.
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Epic and Samsung have reached an out-of-court settlement in the dispute over the "auto Blocker" function on Samsung phones. This was announced by Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on X. "Following discussions between the parties, we will discontinue our legal action against Samsung", Sweeney said in his post.
Epic accused Samsung of using an "auto blocker" to prevent the installation of apps on its Android smartphones that did not come from the Google Play Store or Samsung's own app store. This puts independent app stores and apps at a severe disadvantage, argued Epic. The games company combined similar accusations against Google and Samsung in its lawsuit. This is why the lawsuit is not yet over even after the settlement with Samsung, reports The Verge. Epic intends to take further action against Google.
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21 steps to disable Auto Blocker
In the lawsuit, Epic had accused Samsung, among other things, of requiring 21 steps to switch off the Auto Blocker. Many users would therefore simply leave the service switched on. In fact, switching off the Auto Blocker is far less dramatic than Epic's calculation of 21 steps suggests: All it takes is navigating to the security settings and turning off a slider, as an official Samsung video demonstrates.
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The content of the agreement between Samsung and Epic can only be speculated at present. When filing the lawsuit, Sweeney emphasized to The Verge that the goal was to improve the situation for all app developers. An agreement in which Samsung only grants Epic preferential treatment would contradict this maxim. An unpacked keynote from Samsung is planned for July 9. It is conceivable that further details will be revealed then.
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