EU’s Google Probe Focuses on Preloaded Apps

News Corp, owner of The Wall Street Journal, filed a formal complaint with the European Commission that accuses Google of improperly leveraging its search dominance by “scraping” or copying content from publishers to display details of news articles in search results, a person familiar with the matter said.

And, the European Union’s competition chief said a previously announced investigation into Google’s Android operating system would center on the company’s demand that smartphone makers and mobile carriers using Android load 11 Google apps on their devices if they offer any of the company’s services, including search, on the phones.

The commission is finalizing formal charges against Google over its conduct with Android, people familiar with the matter said.