Google’s new deadline for Epic consequences is October 29

U.S. District Judge James Donato just agreed to delay enforcement of his permanent injunction until October 29 instead. Here is the text of the order. It’s brief!

to request. At the joint request of both parties, MDL Dkt. No. 1110, the next October 22, 2025 deadline by which certain provisions of the injunction are to be entered, MDL Dkt No. 1017, in this case its effect was rescinded and extended until October 29, 2025. Signed by Judge James Donato on 10/20/2025.

It’s also not clear why Google asked for the extension, or why Epic agreed to it, after Epic CEO Tim Sweeney previously marked the October 22 deadline as the day “developers will be legally entitled to direct US Google Play users to out-of-app payments without fees, intimidating screens, and friction — just like Apple App Store users in the US.” United!” Public documents submitted by both parties do not mention the reason for the delay.

So… October 29th. Google said earlier Edge She will abide by her legal obligations as she continues her appeal, so this is the day we expect to see Google pages like this Stop pointing out that Google Play billing is required for developers who distribute apps via Google Play.

Unless of course the Supreme Court agrees to a stay of implementation by then… Google previously stated that it would file its appeal with the Supreme Court by October 27th.