The Court of Justice of the European Union has rejected the appeal filed by Google and its parent company Alphabet against the 2022 ruling of the EU General Court, making final the fine imposed for abuse of dominant position related to the Android operating system. The case originates from a 2018 decision by the European Commission, which found that Google had imposed on mobile device manufacturers and mobile network operators a series of contractual conditions tied to the preinstallation of the Google Search engine and Chrome browser, to Play Store licensing, and to a ban on marketing devices running unapproved versions of Android. The Commission had also examined agreements involving the sharing of part of advertising revenue with manufacturers and operators in exchange for a commitment not to preinstall competing search services on a defined portfolio of devices. The original fine, set by the Commission in 2018, amounted to 4.342 billion euros, of which 1.922 billion was to be paid jointly with Alphabet. In 2022 the EU General Court upheld the overall findings of the decision but annulled the part concerning revenue sharing agreements linked to the exclusive preinstallation of Google Search. This partial annulment led to a recalculation of the fine to 4.125 billion euros, of which 1.521 billion is attributed to Alphabet together with Google. In the ruling published on July 2, 2026, the Court of Justice found that the General Court had not erred in assessing Google's practices as capable of restricting competition and reinforcing the company's dominant position in the mobile device market. Google's further arguments were rejected, and the fine remains fixed, definitively, at 4.125 billion euros. The European proceedings against the company had begun on April 2, 2015. A Google spokesperson commented on the decision stating that Android provides greater choice and supports thousands of businesses across Europe and worldwide, adding that the ruling does not recognize the significant investments made to keep Android open, interoperable and free. The spokesperson also noted that the company had adjusted its commercial agreements starting in 2018 to comply with the Commission's initial decision.