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Epic, Google told by US judge to talk settlement, not drag out app store litigation

By Mike Swift ( September 11, 2025, 22:04 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge aggressively pushed Google and Epic Games to settle their follow-on dispute about an obstacle Epic says Google puts in front of Android users trying to download its app store, where users must sign off on a flow of screens that warn the “unknown” download might be harmful to their phones. Warning of the cost to consumers of protracted litigation over app store practices, US District Judge James Donato told both sides he would not extend discovery deadlines in the case that slow the trial process.Epic Games and Google received a forceful, unambiguous message from a federal judge in California Thursday: After five years of litigation over how Google’s app store policies affect Epic, it’s time to settle....

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