Russia’s Yandex Strikes Deal to Export Browser on Android Phones
- Device makers to add Yandex browser, launcher in 15 countries
- Russian firm earlier won antitrust case against Google
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Yandex NV, the search engine from Russia that won a domestic antitrust case against Google, has agreed with handset manufacturers including China’s ZTE Corp. and Brazil’s Multilaser Industrial SA to have its browser pre-installed on Android phones in 15 other countries.
The browser has a built-in content recommendation feed from Yandex based on artificial intelligence, the Russian company said in a statement Wednesday. In addition, a so-called launcher lets vendors tailor their phones to users’ needs, while Yandex gets a share of revenue from ads and content.