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Epic is suing Google and Samsung for making it too hard to download Fortnite

Epic Games is suing Google and Samsung over the latter's Auto Blocker feature making installing Epic Games Store difficult.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is even suggesting that Google and Samsung are working together, though he admits there’s no concrete evidence for this claim. The Verge ’s Sean Hollister put these claims to the test and discovered that his Samsung smartphone did prevent him from installing Epic Games Store, but it wasn’t so simple. How Google and Samsung will respond remains to be seen, but it’s possible that both companies will resist and claim they aren’t making it difficult to install the Epic Games Store.

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