{"id":1486,"date":"2025-10-21T04:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/googles-new-deadline-for-epic-consequences-is-october-29th\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T04:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:28:15","slug":"googles-new-deadline-for-epic-consequences-is-october-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/googles-new-deadline-for-epic-consequences-is-october-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s new deadline for Epic consequences is October 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two days from today, October 22nd, was Google\u2019s deadline to begin opening up its app store<\/a>, stop forcing developers to use Google Play Billing, let them set their own prices, and more, following Epic\u2019s repeated wins in Epic v. Google<\/a><\/em>. But both Epic and Google have just successfully and mysteriously argued for one final week\u2019s delay.<\/p>\n

US District Court Judge James Donato has just agreed to push back enforcement of his permanent injunction until October 29th instead. Here\u2019s the text of the order. It\u2019s brief! <\/p>\n

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ORDER. At the joint request of the parties, MDL Dkt. No. 1110, the upcoming October 22, 2025 deadline on which certain provisions of the Injunction, MDL Dkt No. 1017, in this case are scheduled to take effect is vacated and extended to October 29th, 2025. Signed by Judge James Donato on 10\/20\/2025.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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It\u2019s also not clear why Google argued for the extension, or why Epic agreed to it, after Epic CEO Tim Sweeney previously celebrated the October 22nd deadline as the day \u201cdevelopers will be legally entitled to steer US Google Play users to out-of-app payments without fees, scare screens, and friction \u2013 same as Apple App Store users in the US!\u201d Public documents filed by both parties don\u2019t mention a reason for the delay.<\/p>\n

So\u2026 October 29th. Google previously told The Verge<\/em> that it would comply with its legal obligations while it continues its appeal, so that\u2019s the day we expect to see Google pages like this one<\/a> stop stating that Google Play Billing is required for developers who distribute apps via Google Play.<\/p>\n

Unless, of course, the Supreme Court grants a stay by then\u2026 Google previously stated it would file its Supreme Court appeal by October 27th. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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