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Sundar Pichai made the suggestion after Tim Cook said he wanted Apple and Google to become “deep partners.” He told Cook that pre-installing the Google search app would bring more traffic to Google and thus more revenue to Apple. Apple and Google have long had a search engine deal, with Google paying $18 billion to $20 billion a year to be the default search engine on Apple devices, but in 2018, Apple’s revenue share fell.

As a result, Sundar Pichai said Tim Cook should consider allowing Google to design an app or other native iPhone experience for iOS that would get people searching on Google more often. “We said, there is a great feature on Android that can increase usage, which is the Google Search app. So I proposed that we can develop a Google Search app for iOS… and we will commit to supporting this product long-term,” Pichai said. Yi said.

It is noted that although Apple’s iPhones come pre-installed with many applications developed by Apple, Apple has never pre-installed third-party applications, which may be the reason why the company did not accept Sundar Pichai’s proposal.

According to Sundar Pichai, he meets with Tim Cook about once a year to discuss the search agreement between Google and Apple, which is also a focus of the antitrust lawsuit. The U.S. Department of Justice believes that Google has a search monopoly and has become a “gatekeeper of the Internet” and has filed lawsuits against some “exclusive agreements” between Google and Apple and other companies.

Eddy Cue, Apple’s head of services, testified in September that Apple used Google as its default search engine because the company “always believed it was the best” and had no “effective alternatives.” “.

Currently, Google is the default search engine on all Apple devices. Although users can change the search engine on Apple products, many users don’t do so. If the lawsuit determines that Google has engaged in antitrust activity, the agreement between Apple and Google may be terminated, requiring Apple to provide more search engine options during the device setup process.

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The Japan Fair Trade Commission has begun an investigation into allegations of potential antitrust violations and plans to solicit information and opinions from the public on the matter, an official at the agency said.

The Japanese investigation follows a U.S. antitrust lawsuit filed against Google. The United States accuses Google of abusing its dominant position to block startups and rivals such as Microsoft Corp, a key argument in the biggest tech antitrust case since the 1990s.

Prominent executives including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and top Apple dealmaker Eddy Cue have testified in that trial, which is not expected to be concluded until next year. Google CEO Sundar Pichai is expected to testify in the coming weeks.

A Google representative in Japan did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

According to previous reports, European and US authorities are strengthening supervision of Google’s dominant market share, including search, Android and other services. With the participation of Japanese antitrust regulators, Google will face greater antitrust risks globally.

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Bernstein said in the report: “We believe it is possible that the federal court will rule against Google and force it to terminate its search agreement with Apple. According to our estimates, the ISA paid by Google to Apple annually is worth 18-20 billion US dollars, accounting for 14-16% of Apple’s annual operating profit.”

Bernstein said that Apple’s services business unit has never disclosed relevant information, and Google has not disclosed data in this regard, but the agency believes that Google invests 22% of its advertising revenue in traffic acquisition costs (TAC), while Apple The company accounts for about 40% of this.

It was previously reported that Google pays Apple billions of dollars every year to set Google as the default search engine on Apple devices. Much of the trial was conducted behind closed doors, and officials did not disclose how much Google paid Apple.

Cue testified that the most recent deal between Apple and Google dates back to 2016, and when asked why Apple chose Google as its default search engine, Cue said “there was no effective alternative to Google at the time.”

“We make Google the default search engine because we’ve always thought it was the best, and we choose the best one and allow users to easily change it,” Cue said.

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This switch in some MIUI environments, may not bring changes for the Chrome browser, but in the AOSP environment, enable the relevant options and you can see the change.

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Patrick Chang, a former executive who worked at Samsung’s venture capital arm Samsung Next, has testified in the latest court hearing that Google is blocking the addition of a new search engine to the Galaxy line of phones due to an agreement signed by both Samsung and Google.

Prior to Patrick Chang’s departure from Samsung, he was responsible for identifying innovative companies for Samsung to invest in. In the process, Patrick Chang tried to add an application called Branch to Samsung’s cell phones with the company’s executives.

A description of the application as follows, “This launcher provides you with enhanced application search capabilities so you can access the right application exactly when you need it.”

Alexander Austin, founder and former CEO of Branch Metrics, claims that the company had to give up some of its software features in order to meet Google’s requirements for striking deals with carriers and smartphone makers.

Austin said Branch would have to restrict search options in the app and not be web-based if it were to be available on the Samsung Mall.

Patrick Chang also testified that Samsung pays carriers, such as AT&T, an annual fee to ensure that devices cannot use Branch as a search engine.

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The ruling will prompt Google to take stronger measures to protect personal information in Canada. It also means that Google will face new challenges in the Canadian Internet search space, where it holds more than 75% of the market.

The judge said, “Google search does not collect, use or disclose personal information for the purpose of ‘news reporting,’ and if it does, it is not solely for that purpose.”

According to the report, the ruling triggered the discussion of the “right to be forgotten” in all walks of life. (refers to people asking that their personal information not be searched for on the web).

Valerie Lawton, a spokeswoman for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada, said she was pleased that the court agreed with their position, as it demonstrated that Google’s search engine services are regulated under the federal Privacy Act. She said, “This provides an important clarification of the application of the law in this area.”

The case in question dates back to 2017, when a local citizen complained to the federal privacy commissioner that an online article about him had caused him physical harm, employment discrimination, and an ongoing threat to his life. He wanted his information removed from the search results provided by the search engine and filed a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner, who handled the complaint under Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

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A report revealed today by The Verge that Google pays Apple billions of dollars a year to make it easier to set Google as the default search engine on Apple devices. Much of this trial took place behind closed doors, and officials did not disclose how much Google paid Apple.

In his testimony, Eddy Cue said the most recent deal between Apple and Google dates back to 2016, and when asked why Apple chose Google as its default search engine, Eddy Cue said “there was no effective alternative to Google at that time.”

“We made Google the default search engine because we always thought it was the best, and we chose the best one and allowed users to change it easily”, said Eddy Cue .

Eddy Cue acknowledged that Apple doesn’t allow changing the default search engine in the iPhone’s first boot settings, but the decision was made to get users up and running as quickly as possible.

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At the Google Search Central Live event in Singapore, Google Webmaster Trends Analyst Gary Illyes said that 60% of the content on the Internet is duplicate.

According to Google, “Duplicate content is generally substantial blocks of content within or across domains that either match exactly or are significantly similar to other content.”

Therefore, for search engine optimization (SEO) purposes, websites should have to avoid providing such duplicate content and should instead provide unique content.

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In previous versions, Google Search would have a navigation bar at the bottom with three buttons for Discover, Search and Collections. In the new version, the navigation bar has been moved from the bottom to the left side, and there is quite a lot of blank space between the navigation and the place where the content starts, which may need some adjustment in the future version.

Existing Google Search with navigation bar at bottom

The navigation bar of the new beta version has been moved to the left

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