Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR Google has 14 days to enact the Play Store changes needed to resolve its antitrust issues.
The tech giant has now filed an emergency stay with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The company believes that making these changes in such a short amount of time will put users and developers at risk.
On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ruling from the original Epic v. Google lawsuit, giving Epic Games the big win it was looking for. As a result, Google must enact a list of remedies to resolve its antitrust issues. The tech giant is now hoping the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will grant it an emergency stay.
According to The Verge, Google has revealed that it has only 14 days to enact the significant changes it was ordered to make to the Play Store. The quick turnaround has led the tech giant to file an emergency stay with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to put a pause on the situation.
The list of remedies that will need to be enacted in 14 days includes: Allowing app developers to use non-Google payment methods
Allowing developers to tell users about other ways to pay from within the Play Store
Letting developers share links with users that allow their apps to be downloaded outside of the Play Store
Letting developers set their own prices
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