Google has settled with video game creator and publisher Epic Games, agreeing to reforms across Android and the Play Store which are designed to lower fees, boost competition, and expand choices for developers and consumers.

In a joint filing in San Francisco’s federal court, both companies asked U.S. District Judge James Donato to consider a proposal resolving the 2020 lawsuit, in which Epic Games accused Google of illegally monopolizing how users access and make purchases within apps. Google has denied any wrongdoing.

As Reuters pointed out, this would require Donato’s approval, who oversaw the 2023 jury trial that Epic Games won and issued an injunction that mandated reforms to the Play Store that Google claimed went too far. Google tried to challenge the injunction in a federal appea

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