Google (GOOGL) and “Fortnite” maker Epic Games confirmed to The Verge that Judge James Donato granted the search giant a temporary administrative stay on a November 1 deadline to drastically change its Android app store rules. As a result, Google might not have to open up its Play Store for years, if at all, while it appears the jury verdict in the Epic legal battle, The Verge’s Wes Davis and Sean Hollister report. The one exception to the stay, however, is that starting November 1, 2024 and continuing until November 1, 2027, Google is prohibited from making deals with carriers or device makers that block preinstallation of competing app stores in exchange for money, revenue share, or perks, the authors note. Investors in Epic include Tencent (TCEHY), KKR (KKR), Disney (DIS), and Sony (SONY).

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