US EditionUS Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms
The Supreme Court's denial enforces a lower court injunction mandating Google to open its Play Store to rival app stores and external payment options starting Oct. 22.
- The U.S. Supreme Court denied Google's request for a stay on Monday, October 6, 2025, removing its ability to delay a lower-court injunction requiring Play Store reforms.
- Since 2020, Epic Games' lawsuit against Google led to a December 2023 jury verdict and an October of last year order to increase competition.
- U.S. District Judge James Donato directed that Google must allow app developers alternative billing, open its app catalog to competitors, enable third-party app stores in the Play Store, and stop exclusivity incentives to phone makers and carriers.
- More than 100 million U.S. Android users and 500,000 developers face changes starting October 22, 2025; Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney praised the ruling, and Google warned it will continue to appeal.
- Over the longer term, more dramatic reforms are scheduled for July 2026, with a three-year compliance period, alongside other DOJ antitrust efforts scheduled to conclude around November 17.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Protect Google from App Store Changes Mandated by Epic Games Antitrust Case
The Supreme Court has declined to protect Google from a year-old order requiring significant changes to its Android app store, paving the way for increased competition against a system that a court declared an illegal monopoly in Fortnite maker Epic Games' antitrust case against the internet giant. The post Supreme Court Refuses to Protect Google from App Store Changes Mandated by Epic Games Antitrust Case appeared first on Breitbart.
Tim Sweeney Declares End Of 'Scare Screens' As Google's Supreme Court Bid Over Android App Store Fails - Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Google's request to pause a lower court order requiring major Play Store reforms, handing Epic Games a significant antitrust victory that will force Google to open its Android app marketplace to rival stores and alternative payment options.
Google Play Store Shake-Up Looms As US Top Court Denies Bid To Pause Changes
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store that's designed to unleash more competition against a system that a jury declared an illegal monopoly.
Google to overhaul its Play Store by October 22 after US Supreme Court rejects its appeal in monopoly case
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to block a year-old order that requires Google to make a major makeover of its Android app store. This judicial mandate is designed to unleash more competition against Google’s Play Store, which a jury previously declared an illegal monopoly. This rejection, delivered in a one-sentence decision, means Google must soon begin overhauling the Play Store—the platform for apps running on the Android software tha…
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