United Kingdom, Oct. 21 -- Google and Epic Games have jointly agreed to a one-week delay in the enforcement of a landmark court order that would force Google to loosen its control over the Google Play Store.

The new deadline, set for October 29, replaces the original October 22 date by which Google was required to comply with a permanent injunction issued by U.S. District Court Judge James Donato.

The order mandates that Google allow developers to use alternative billing systems, set their own pricing, and freely direct users to external payment methods - a major win for the Fortnite maker, which first sued Google in 2020 over alleged monopolistic app store practices.

The joint motion to extend the deadline was approved on Monday (20.1...