Google’s new deadline for Epic consequences is October 29th

U.S. District Court Judge James Donato just agreed to delay enforcement of his permanent injunction until October 29th. Here is the text of the order. This is short!

ORDER. At the joint request of the parties MDL Dkt. No. 1110, the period falling to October 22, 2025, during which certain provisions of the injunction, MDL Dkt No. 1017, in this case are to take effect, is waived and extended until October 29, 2025. Signed by Judge James Donato on 10/20/2025.

It's also unclear why Google advocated for the extension or why Epic agreed to it after Epic CEO Tim Sweeney previously flagged the Oct. 22 deadline as the day “developers will have the legal right to encourage U.S. Google Play users to make out-of-app payments without fees, scare screens, or obstacles—just like Apple App Store users in the USA! Public documents filed by both sides do not mention the reason for the delay.

So… October 29th. Google previously reported Edge that he will comply with his legal obligations while he continues to appeal, so that is the day we expect to see Google pages like this Stop claiming that Google Play billing is necessary for developers who distribute apps through Google Play.

Unless, of course, the Supreme Court grants a stay of the decision by then… Google previously said it would file an appeal with the Supreme Court by October 27th.