The Supreme Court didn’t save Google from Epic, and now the clock is ticking

Now Google has just over two weeks left again – because the US Supreme Court has decided not to save Google before its Supreme Court appeal. Today, the court denied the company’s request for a partial stay, meaning the permanent injunction is still in effect, meaning Google must do the following this month or be in violation:

Epic Games says the deadline for Google to comply is now October 22, 2025. “Starting October 22, developers will have the legal right to direct Google users in the US to out-of-app payments without fees, creepy screens, and friction – the same as Apple App Store users in the US!” Writes epic CEO Tim Sweeney.

Google wouldn’t explicitly say The penis While the company now plans to remove the Google Play billing requirement, allow other payment methods, and allow developers to link outside of the Play Store for app downloads, among other things, at the same time, it is still trying to appeal the case to the Supreme Court.

But spokesman Dan Jackson says The penis that the company will comply with its legal obligations and has adopted the following declaration:

“Android offers more choices to users and developers than any mobile operating system, and the changes ordered by the U.S. District Court will jeopardize users’ ability to securely download apps. While we are disappointed the order is not stayed, we will continue our appeal.”

Epic did not immediately respond to our questions about whether it is now working with Google in the court-mandated joint technical committee to figure out how to bring Google Play Apps to rival app stores without compromising that security.

Google said it would appeal to the Supreme Court for certiorari by October 27, 2025 – but that would be after the deadline. The district court judge who initially issued the injunction, Judge James Donato, previously asked Google and Epic to explain how they will comply in his courtroom on October 30.

It’s still possible that the Supreme Court will take up the case after Google’s deadline.