# A big win for Android interoperability

DevFeed: [A big win for Android interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-big-win-for-android-interoperability-16692.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.openhomefoundation.org/blog/a-big-win-for-android-interoperability/>)

Author: Timothy Nibeaudeau

Published: 2026-07-31T00:00:01Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Home Assistant](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/home-assistant.md>)

Topics: [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interoperability.md>), [Home Assistant](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/home-assistant.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>)

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## AI overview

The article describes the European Commission's July 16, 2026 decision under the Digital Markets Act requiring Alphabet to open eleven Android features to all assistants on equal terms. It presents the decision as a result of advocacy by the Open Home Foundation and a significant step toward Android interoperability, enabling capabilities such as always-on wake word detection, ambient sensor access, and screen automation for Home Assistant and other assistants.

## Source excerpt

Something big just happened. As the Open Home Foundation's Android developer for Home Assistant, I was invited by the European Commission to consult on Android interoperability. On July 16, 2026, the Commission adopted a decision requiring Alphabet to open up eleven Android features -- including always-on wake word detection, ambient sensor access, and screen automation -- to all assistants, on equal terms.