Apple Inc. has asked to participate in an upcoming antitrust trial that will focus on Google LLC’s practices in the search market. Reuters reported the request today, citing a court document filed on Monday.

Apple wants to join the antitrust case against Google, and it has explained why it doesn't want to create its own rival search engine.

Apple has stepped into Google’s high-stakes antitrust trial, aiming to defend its billion-dollar revenue-sharing agreement with the search giant, according to Reuters. This arrangement ensures Google remains the default search engine on Apple’s Safari browser,

Apple is requesting to join Google's antitrust trial to protect their $20 billion annual search engine partnership. Apple asserts no plans to develop its own search engine and argues that removing Google as the default search engine would harm consumers.