That means Google may not have to open up its Play Store for years, if at all, while it appeals the verdict. In December, a jury unanimously decided that Google’s Android app store, the Play Store, had become an illegal monopoly, though Google is now appealing that jury verdict as well as the court’s order.

A recent comparison in September 2024 revealed key insights about how App Store and Google Play Store perform in terms of revenue generation.

A federal judge on Friday delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal questions surrounding a jury's verdict that branded Google as an illegal monopolist.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google won’t have to immediately revamp its Google Play store policies, after a federal judge in California temporarily paused his order that would have forced the technology giant to overhaul its app marketplace.

It's been a bad month for Google in the courtroom, but today ended with some good news for the company. A federal judge granted Google a stay in its legal battle with Epic games, meaning Google won't have to open up its Play Store to third parties, at least for now.

A federal judge on Monday ordered Google to tear down the digital walls shielding its Android app store from competition as a punishment for maintaining an illegal monopoly that helped expand the company’s internet empire.

Google has asked a U.S. appeals court to block a judge’s order requiring the Alphabet unit to redesign its app store Play, as the tech giant prepares for what could be a lengthy appeal in its antitrust battle with "Fortnite" maker Epic Games.

The tech giant tries to stave off a judge's efforts to force it to open its Play app store to wider competition.

Google says that opening up its Play Store to third-party app stores "harms safety and privacy" and "puts users at risk."

Small developers may be winners after a judge's ruling in the long legal battle between Epic Games and Google. The tech giant must allow consumers more choices on its app store.