Overview

• U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta declined the Justice Department’s bid to force divestiture of Chrome or the Android operating system.
• Google must provide qualified competitors access to portions of its search index and some user interaction data to help develop rival search and AI products.
• Exclusive distribution and preinstallation deals that lock out other services are barred, but non‑exclusive payments to partners such as Apple and Mozilla may continue.
• The judge did not require a U.S. choice screen for default search, noting the rapid growth of services like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude in evaluating remedies.
• Alphabet shares rose roughly 6–7% after hours, and Google says it will appeal as both sides prepare to contest the scope, eligibility rules and privacy safeguards for data sharing.