The ruling also prohibits Google from requiring apps to use its billing system for in-app purchases.
Furthermore, Google will be barred from making payments to unit manufacturers to preinstall its app store.
This practice has been criticized for giving Google an unfair advantage over potential competitors.
Finally, the ruling called for Google to make its catalog of apps available to competing app stores.
To ensure compliance, the court has mandated a three-person technical committee be established.
Epic Games and Google will each select one member, and those two will then choose the third.
Google maintains that its current practices provide necessary security and user experience benefits.
This case is part of a broader legal and regulatoryscrutinyfacing major tech companies over their market dominance.
Meanwhile, Google must reckon with the financial ramifications of this ruling.
