US EditionGoogle settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions
Settlement lowers Google Play Store fees to 20% or less and introduces a Registered App Stores program to increase competition and ease app installation for developers.
- On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Epic Games filed an updated settlement proposal to resolve their long-running antitrust dispute, capping Play Store fees and introducing a Registered App Stores program.
- A 2023 jury found Google's Android policies violated antitrust law, and Judge James Donato called the late-2025 settlement a 'sweetheart deal' after Epic sought to eliminate the catalog remedy.
- Google will add a 5% Play Billing fee in the US, UK, and EEA, and developers can offer alternative billing or guide users outside their app for purchases.
- The companies said the deal resolves disputes worldwide and will allow Fortnite to return to the Google Play Store globally, with Epic praising the changes after a secret $800 million deal.
- The filing asks Judge Donato to accept Registered App Stores in place of catalog access, subject to approval and possibly extending through September 30th, 2032, according to Google and Epic.
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