July 7 (Reuters) - Samsung has settled

claims that it conspired with Alphabet's Google to

shield its app store Google Play from competition, "Fortnite"

video game maker Epic Games said on Monday.

Epic in a court filing dismissed its claims against Samsung

in an antitrust case it filed against both companies last year

in federal court in San Francisco, California. Epic also

withdrew some related allegations against Google.

Samsung, the world's largest Android phone manufacturer, did

not immediately respond to a request for comment. Epic's court

filing did not describe the terms of the settlement, and the

company declined to provide more information.

"We are grateful that Samsung will address Epic's concerns,"

Epic chief executive Tim Sweeney said Monday in a post on the

social media platform X.

Google had no immediate comment. Both companies had denied

wrongdoing.

Epic's lawsuit focused on Samsung's mobile security feature

Auto Blocker, which Epic said was intended to deter users from

downloading apps from sources other than Google Play or

Samsung's Galaxy store.

A narrow part of Epic's case will continue against Google

over what Epic said were continued efforts to dissuade users

from downloading apps from sources other than Play.

Fortnite, a battle royale game released in 2017, is one of

the world's most popular video games.

In a separate case, Google has appealed a jury verdict and

court ruling won by Epic that would require Google to overhaul

its app store.

The case is Epic Games v Samsung Electronics ( SSNLF ) et al, U.S.

District Court, Northern District of California, No.

3:24-CV-06843.

For Epic: Gary Bornstein of Cravath, Swaine & Moore

For Samsung: Adam Wolfson of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart &

Sullivan

For Google: Karen Dunn of Dunn Isaacson Rhee

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