Google Settles $135 Million Android Data Case, Leaving Payouts as Low as 94 Cents
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Updated · moneydigest.com · May 22
Google Settles $135 Million Android Data Case, Leaving Payouts as Low as 94 Cents
3 articles · Updated · moneydigest.com · May 22
Summary
$135 million will be split among eligible U.S. Android users, but individual payments could fall to 94 cents before taxes if most of the roughly 100 million class members file claims.
The settlement covers people who owned an Android phone and used cellular data between Nov. 12, 2017 and May 2026, after plaintiffs alleged Android sent information to Google without permission while consuming users' data.
May 29 is the deadline to participate, and a final approval hearing is set for June 23; some claimants have already been contacted by mail or email and can submit a payment election form.
Google also agreed to add a Google Play notice about the practice and remove the Android setting tied to it, extending the deal beyond cash compensation.