Google Play Judge Temporarily Halts Order on App Store Fixes
- Mandated changes on hold pending ruling by US appeals court
- Deadline for changes to Google Play had been set for Nov. 1
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Alphabet Inc.’s Google won’t have to immediately revamp its Google Play store policies, after a federal judge in California temporarily paused his order that would have forced the technology giant to overhaul its app marketplace.
US District Judge James Donato on Friday granted the delay, but only until there is a ruling by the federal appeals court in San Francisco on Google’s separate request to put his Oct. 7 order on hold. Donato mandated the changes after a trial of antitrust claims by Epic Games Inc. A jury found Google abused its power in the Android app market.