US District Courtroom Choose James Donato has simply agreed to push again enforcement of his everlasting injunction till October twenty ninth as a substitute. Right here’s the textual content of the order. It’s transient!
ORDER. On the joint request of the events, MDL Dkt. No. 1110, the upcoming October 22, 2025 deadline on which sure provisions of the Injunction, MDL Dkt No. 1017, on this case are scheduled to take impact is vacated and prolonged to October twenty ninth, 2025. Signed by Choose James Donato on 10/20/2025.
It’s additionally not clear why Google argued for the extension, or why Epic agreed to it, after Epic CEO Tim Sweeney beforehand celebrated the October twenty second deadline because the day “builders will probably be legally entitled to steer US Google Play customers to out-of-app funds with out charges, scare screens, and friction – similar as Apple App Retailer customers within the US!” Public paperwork filed by each events don’t point out a cause for the delay.
So… October twenty ninth. Google beforehand informed The Verge that it could adjust to its authorized obligations whereas it continues its enchantment, in order that’s the day we count on to see Google pages like this one cease stating that Google Play Billing is required for builders who distribute apps by way of Google Play.
Except, in fact, the Supreme Courtroom grants a keep by then… Google beforehand said it could file its Supreme Courtroom enchantment by October twenty seventh.
