The enforcement deadline for a permanent injunction in the Epic v. Google antitrust case has been extended to October 29, 2025. U.S. District Court Judge James Donato approved the one-week delay following a joint request from both companies.
The injunction stems from Epic Games’ legal victories over Google and requires significant operational changes for the Google Play Store. The court order compels Google to open its app marketplace, stop forcing developers to use its proprietary Google Play Billing system for transactions, and allow them to establish their own pricing structures for their digital products and services.
Judge Donato formalized the extension in a brief order signed on October 20, 2025. The document vacates the original October 22 deadline and institutes the new date. The text reads: “At the joint request of the parties… the upcoming October 22, 2025 deadline on which certain provisions of the Injunction… in this case are scheduled to take effect is vacated and extended to October 29th, 2025.”
Public documents filed by the parties do not contain a reason for the requested delay, making the mutual agreement between the litigants unclear. This development follows previous statements by Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, who had celebrated the original deadline. Sweeney had characterized October 22 as the day “developers will be legally entitled to steer U.S. Google Play users to out-of-app payments without fees, scary screens, and friction — same as Apple App Store users in the U.S.”
Google has previously indicated that it would “comply with its legal obligations” while it continues to appeal the underlying court decision. Consequently, the company is expected to alter its developer policies by the new October 29 deadline. This would include removing a requirement for developers on Google Play to use Google Play Billing for in-app purchases.
The implementation of these changes remains subject to higher court intervention. Google plans to file its appeal with the Supreme Court by October 27, 2025. The injunction’s terms are scheduled to take effect on the revised deadline unless the Supreme Court issues a stay pending the appeal.
