Google Android Background Data Use Settlement
Google · Android mobile devices and cellular data usage · Settlement Reached
Case overview
- Defendant company
- Product or service
- Android mobile devices and cellular data usage
- Case name
- Joseph Taylor, et al. v. Google LLC
- Case status
- Settlement Reached
- Lawsuit type
- Consumer
- Reported harm
- Billing Fees
Participation information
Availability is based on each listed participation option and its deadline.
Android Background Data Use Settlement
People who used an Android device with a cellular data plan and accessed the internet using that device at any point from November 12, 2017, through final approval may be included, except those who are part of Csupo v. Google LLC.
Class members are automatically included. The article encourages eligible users to visit the official settlement website to choose how they want to be paid.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Status
- Unknown
- Total settlement amount
- $135,000,000
- Payout
- Estimated individual payments may be approximately $1 to $1.50, with payments potentially reaching a $100 cap if funds remain.
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear
Android Data Transmission Settlement Claim
People in the United States who used an Android device to access the internet through a cellular data plan at any time since November 12, 2017, and did not opt out of the class may qualify.
The article states that eligible users may file a claim, but it does not provide a claim deadline, claim URL, or detailed filing instructions. The settlement administrator may attempt to issue payments without payment information, but users may miss payments if delivery is unsuccessful. The deadline to exclude yourself from the settlement was May 29, 2026; people who opted out will not receive a payment.
- Type
- Settlement Claim
- Status
- Unknown
- Total settlement amount
- $135,000,000
- Payout
- The payment amount is unknown and will depend on the number of valid claims and deductions for court-approved attorneys' fees, costs, taxes, and other expenses.
- Reported proof requirement
- Unclear
This information does not determine whether you qualify for a case.
Sources
Public reporting associated with this case.
- Google Android Data Transmission Class Action Settlement
Austin American-Statesman ·
- Google Android Background Data Use Settlement
TechRepublic ·