Security researchers have warned that malicious apps with millions of installs have been detected in the Google Play Store. Here’s what you need to know.

San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge James Donato made the decision on Friday as part of an antitrust lawsuit against Google brought by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games. Google argued that Donato's Oct. 7 injunction would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security and privacy risks into the Android ecosystem."

Google says that opening up its Play Store to third-party app stores "harms safety and privacy" and "puts users at risk."

Google Play Store is testing a fixed app header with an easy to reach Install button, making it easy to install apps even with long listings.

Google has now requested an emergency stay for the recent ruling, stating the upcoming November 1 deadline doesn't give the company enough time to mitigate risks, while claiming the court order will "expose 100-million-plus US users of Android devices to substantial new security risks."

Alphabet Inc.’s Google won’t have to immediately revamp its Google Play store policies, after a federal judge in California temporarily paused his order that would have forced the technology giant to overhaul its app marketplace.

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 no longer has to implement major changes to its Play Store app and billing policies by the end of the month.