Google’s new deadline for Epic consequences is October 29th

Two days from today, October 22nd, was Google’s deadline to statesman opening up its app store, halt forcing developers to usage Google Play Billing, fto them acceptable their ain prices, and more, pursuing Epic’s repeated wins successful Epic v. Google. But some Epic and Google person conscionable successfully and mysteriously argued for 1 last week’s delay.

US District Court Judge James Donato has conscionable agreed to propulsion backmost enforcement of his imperishable injunction until October 29th instead. Here’s the substance of the order. It’s brief!

ORDER. At the associated petition of the parties, MDL Dkt. No. 1110, the upcoming October 22, 2025 deadline connected which definite provisions of the Injunction, MDL Dkt No. 1017, successful this lawsuit are scheduled to instrumentality effect is vacated and extended to October 29th, 2025. Signed by Judge James Donato connected 10/20/2025.

It’s besides not wide wherefore Google argued for the extension, oregon wherefore Epic agreed to it, aft Epic CEO Tim Sweeney antecedently celebrated the October 22nd deadline arsenic the time “developers volition beryllium legally entitled to steer US Google Play users to out-of-app payments without fees, scare screens, and friction – aforesaid arsenic Apple App Store users successful the US!” Public documents filed by some parties don’t notation a crushed for the delay.

So… October 29th. Google antecedently told The Verge that it would comply with its ineligible obligations portion it continues its appeal, truthful that’s the time we expect to spot Google pages similar this one halt stating that Google Play Billing is required for developers who administer apps via Google Play.

Unless, of course, the Supreme Court grants a enactment by then… Google antecedently stated it would record its Supreme Court entreaty by October 27th.