Google ordered to open Play store to rivals after antitrust loss to Epic Games

US district judge James Donato on Monday ordered Alphabet's Google to overhaul its Android app business, giving users more ways to download apps and pay for in-app transactions, following a jury verdict for Epic Games. For three years, Google cannot prohibit the use of in-app payment methods or block users from downloading rival third-party app stores, and it may not pay device makers to preinstall the Play store or share Play revenue with other app distributors. The injunction takes effect on 1 November, and Google plans to appeal the verdict.