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Epic Games has settled its antitrust case against Samsung, which accused the electronics giant of conspiring with Google’s Alphabet Inc. to block rival app marketplaces on its devices. The case, filed last September, claimed Samsung’s ‘Auto Blocker’ feature was designed to restrict app downloads to only the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store, limiting competition. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced the dismissal of the case, stating that discussions with Samsung addressed Epic’s concerns. This settlement follows Epic’s previous antitrust victory against Google, where a judge ruled Google’s app store practices as monopolistic. Samsung and Google have not publicly commented on the settlement.