US residents can grab a share of $135 million from Google
US residents can grab a share of $135 million from Google
https://www.androidpolice.com/make-sure-you-claim-your-share-of-135-million-from-google/
Publish Date: 2026-04-09 11:36:00
Source Domain: www.androidpolice.com
Google is preparing to pay out a massive $135 million payout to anyone who owned an Android device at any time in the last nine years, and you need to make sure you get your cut of that payout.
The settlement concerns how Android phones used your cellular data and how that benefited Google, so the eligibility requirements are quite broad. If you’re in the US, it’s worth taking a look to see if you could profit.
Google benefited from your cellular data
Data is the currency of the information age, but we usually expect that to mean data about your actions, not to refer to your cellular data. But, here we are.
The Taylor v. Google lawsuit alleges that Google gathered data from Android devices using the device’s cellular connection — which effectively means that you paid money in order for Google to get data that it used to improve its own services. And this wasn’t while the device was in use either, as the claim accuses Google of doing so while devices were idle.
Obviously, Google denies any wrongdoing in this case, but it has agreed to settle for $135 million anyway. This might be because it recently lost a similar case in California, and was ordered to pay $314 million, and viewed through that lens, $135 million is a bit of a bargain.
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