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.

Epic's lawsuit against Google resulted in a final ruling that would require Google to open up its Play Store to third-party app store competitors, but

Google Play Store is testing a fixed app header with an easy to reach Install button, making it easy to install apps even with long listings.

We’ve already seen a report from Statista, which showed that as of June 2024, the number of Play Store apps available was down a almost a million apps year-on-year, albeit at 1.7 million titles, there remains an expansive attack surface as the constant game of cat and mouse between bad actors and Google’s security team continues.

Google says that opening up its Play Store to third-party app stores "harms safety and privacy" and "puts users at risk."

Google no longer has to implement major changes to its Play Store app and billing policies by the end of the month.

The earlier decision would have forced Google to make sweeping changes to its Play Store for Android smartphones starting Nov. 1.

A federal judge on Friday delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal questions surrounding a jury's verdict that branded Google as an illegal monopolist.

A federal judge in California has granted Google's request to temporarily halt his previous order, which required the company to revamp its Play Store by November 1, allowing users more options for downloading software.