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Epic launches major new lawsuit in app store fight, this time against Samsung and Google

Epic has today announced major new litigation as it takes its battle against existing app store monopolies to former al…

In practice, Auto Blocker works similarly to the existing "scare screens" and additional technical steps on other phones that make downloading software outside of official sources - such as the Google Play and iPhone App Store - more difficult. Users attempting to download the Epic Game Store, for example, are warned in technical and scary language that they are risking the safety of their device, and required to go disable Auto Blocker from within their phone's settings via a fairly laborious process to continue. Samsung describes Auto Blocker as a feature that helps "keep ypu safe from security threats, suspicious activity, and privacy risks" and also works to block malware in messaging apps, and warns you when unknown commands or software updates are initiated by devices connected via USB.

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