Alphabet Inc. pays Samsung Electronics Co. an “enormous sum of money” every month to preinstall Google generative AI app, Gemini, on its phones and devices, according to court testimony, even though the company’s practice of paying for installations has twice been found to violate the law.

Google admitted paying Samsung to preinstall Gemini AI, strengthening antitrust concerns amid ongoing legal battles.

As highlighted by Bloomberg News after going through court testimonies in the ongoing US Department of Justice antitrust trial against Google, the tech giant has been paying Samsung an "enormous sum of money" on a monthly basis to pre-install Gemini on Samsung phones and other devices.