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Android users could get money under $135 million Google settlement. Here's how.
April 14, 2026 / 4:26 PM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Millions of Android users may receive payments from a $135 million class-action settlement with Google.
- The lawsuit alleges Google's Android OS transferred data without user permission, even when devices were idle or apps were closed.
- Users who connected to the internet via cellular data from November 12, 2017, to the present could be eligible.
- Qualifying users who do not opt out will receive a payment, with the exact amount to be determined.
- Google denies the allegations made in the lawsuit.
- Those who do not actively file a claim still have a chance to receive payment if settlement administrators can successfully process it.