Google wants US judge's app store ruling put on hold

NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters): Google has asked a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order requiring it to open up its app store Play to greater competition.

In a court filing on Friday night, Google said US District Judge James Donato's injunction order, which goes into effect on Nov. 1, would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security, and privacy risks into the Android ecosystem."

The tech giant, a unit of Alphabet, asked Donato to stay the order while it pursues an appeal.

The judge issued the injunction on Oct. 7 in a case brought by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games, which persuaded a federal jury last year that Google was illegally monopolising how consumers download apps on Android devices.