The internet giant was ordered by a federal judge to make a series of changes to address its anticompetitive conduct.

In a significant blow to Google's mobile app business, a US federal judge has ordered the tech giant to make sweeping changes to its Android app

A US judge on Friday let Google put off opening Android-powered smartphones to rival app shops while the tech titan appeals an order to do just that. The ruling by federal Judge James Donato spares Google from having to meet a November 1 deadline to open its Android smartphone operating system to rival app stores.

A federal judge on Friday delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition until an appeals court decides whether to block the shake-up because of legal questions surrounding a jury's verdict that branded Google as an illegal monopolist.

E pic’s lawsuit against Google resulted in a final ruling that would require Google to open up its Play Store to third-party app store competitors, but that no longer appears to

Google parent company Alphabet ($GOOGL) is being given more time to overhaul its Android app store called “Play.” A federal judge in California