Judge Orders Google to Fix Play Store Rival App Store Discovery Within One Week

US District Court Judge James Donato ordered Google to make third-party app stores easier to discover and install from the Play Store, citing unnecessary "anticompetitive friction." Searching "store for apps" returns Walmart, not app stores. Google replaced Aptoide's "Install" button with "View." Donato gave Google one week to fix both search results and installation flows. Google agreed.