Google’s Court-Ordered App Store Overhaul Temporarily Paused

Judge partially pauses Google Play Store’s overhaul in antitrust case, allowing some provisions to be delayed as the company appeals the court’s ruling.
Google’s Court-Ordered App Store Overhaul Temporarily Paused
The Google logo is seen at a Google store in New York City on Nov.17, 2021. Andrew Kelly/Reuters File Photo
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A federal judge has granted a partial stay on the changes ordered to Google’s Play Store in an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, temporarily halting some of the provisions while Google appeals.

The court issued the pause just weeks before Google was set to implement significant changes to its Android ecosystem, which would allow third-party app stores greater access to the Google Play Store.