US District Court Judge James Donato has just agreed to push back enforcement of his permanent injunction until October 29th instead. Hereโs the text of the order. Itโs brief!
Itโs also not clear why Google argued for the extension, or why Epic agreed to it, after Epic CEO Tim Sweeney previously celebrated the October 22nd deadline as the day โdevelopers will be legally entitled to steer US Google Play users to out-of-app payments without fees, scare screens, and friction – same as Apple App Store users in the US!โ Public documents filed by both parties donโt mention a reason for the delay.
Soโฆ October 29th. Google previously told The Verge that it would comply with its legal obligations while it continues its appeal, so thatโs the day we expect to see Google pages like this one stop stating that Google Play Billing is required for Android app developers who distribute apps via Google Play.
Unless, of course, the Supreme Court grants a stay by thenโฆ Google previously stated it would file its Supreme Court appeal by October 27th.
