The Supreme Court on Monday denied Google’s request to block court-mandated changes to Google Play Store, after the tech giant lost a case to Fortnite maker Epic Games over its app store practices.

The justices declined to halt parts of a lower court injunction requiring Google to distribute third-party app stores through Play Store, share its catalog of apps with rivals and allow in-app payment methods other than Google Billing.

As is typical with emergency orders, the court did not offer an explanation for its ruling.

Epic initially sued Google in 2020, accusing the company of shielding Play Store from competition. A San Francisco jury decided in the Fortnite maker’s favor in 2023.

A California judge in 2024 issued the injunction, which also barred Google from paying app developers o

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