EU Orders Google to Open Android Wake-Word and Core Features to Rival AI Assistants by July 2027

The European Commission has ordered Google to give rival AI assistants equal access to core Android functionalities — including wake-word invocation like "Hey, Google" — by July 2027, under the Digital Markets Act. The binding decision follows findings that third-party assistants have only limited access compared to Gemini, constraining their ability to innovate.