US District Court Judge James Donato has agreed to postpone enforcement of his permanent injunction until October 29. Here is the text of the order. It’s short!
order. At the joint request of the parties, MDL DKT. No. 1110, the upcoming October 22, 2025 deadline by which certain provisions of the injunction, MDL DKT No. 1017, are to become effective in this case, is abolished and extended to October 29, 2025. Signed by Judge James Donato on 10/20/2025.
It’s also unclear why Google argued for the extension, or why Epic agreed to it, with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney previously celebrating the October 22 deadline as the day “developers will be legally entitled to pay US Google Play users out of apps without the fees, scary screens and friction – the same as Apple App Store users in the US!” No reason for the delay was given in public documents filed by both parties.
So… October 29th. Google had earlier told The Verge That he will comply with his legal obligations as he continues his appeal, so we hope to see that day Google pages are like this Stop saying that Google Play billing is required for developers who distribute apps through Google Play.
Unless, of course, the Supreme Court grants a stay… Google had previously said it would file its Supreme Court appeal by October 27.
