Google is seeking to halt a court order requiring changes to its Play Store policies, citing security risks. The ruling, in favour of Epic Games, mandates that Google allow third-party app stores and in-app payment methods on Android devices.

Google has asked a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order requiring it to open up its app store Play to greater competition, Reuters’ Mike Scarcella reports. In a court filing on Friday night,

The Judge for Epic v Google round 1 has ruled that Google has to "open the Google Play store" and Google is already working on the appeal.

Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has requested a federal judge in California seeking a delay in a significant court order that required the company to allow more competition in its lucrative Play Store of apps.

Google has requested a California federal judge to temporarily halt an order that mandates the tech giant to increase competition within its Play app store, Reuters reports. The injunction, set to take effect on 1 November 2024, was described by Google as potentially damaging and a risk to Android's safety, security, and privacy.

In a landmark ruling, Judge James Donato has declared Google's tight grip on the Play Store an illegal monopoly, forcing them to usher in an era of unprecedented openness and competition. This verdict,

Epic Games is pushing for big changes to the app store model, and Google isn’t ready to give up control just yet.

Google has asked a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order requiring it to open up its app store Play to greater competition. In a court filing on

Google has to make some changes to its app listing and billing policies in the wake of the Epic Games lawsuit.

Chocolate Factory vows to appeal A US court has ordered Google to refrain from a wide variety of business practices the web giant uses to bolster its Play Store, as a consequence of its December 2023 antitrust defeat against Epic Games.