A federal appeals court previously declined to stay a district court ruling requiring changes at the app store.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 6, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The Supreme Court declined to pause a lower court order that forces Google to move ahead with major changes to its Android smartphone app store, Google Play.
The high court turned away Google’s emergency application to temporarily suspend a lower court order that game maker Epic secured as a result of a lawsuit that alleged Google was monopolizing how consumers gain access to apps on Android devices and pay for transactions when using the apps.
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