{"id":530197,"date":"2026-04-14T11:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/530197\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:42:16","slug":"android-users-may-qualify-for-part-of-135-million-settlement-heres-how-to-find-out-if-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/530197\/","title":{"rendered":"Android users may qualify for part of $135 million settlement. Here\u2019s how to find out if you do"},"content":{"rendered":"

People who have used an Android phone<\/a> since 2017 may qualify for a portion of a $135 million Google settlement. <\/a><\/p>\n

The potential payout stems from a lawsuit filed against Google<\/a>, accusing the tech giant of making its Android operating system cause devices to \u201ctransfer a variety of information\u201d to Google without users\u2019 permission.<\/p>\n

The transfers \u201coccur in the background, without any notice to the user, including when the phones are in a completely idle state,\u201d according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

While transfers can occur when Android devices are connected to Wi-Fi, they can also take place over a cellular network, which the lawsuit alleges ate up the cellular data on those devices.<\/p>\n

Google has denied wrongdoing, but agreed to the $135 million settlement. A similar lawsuit for California residents resulted in a $350 million settlement.<\/p>\n

\"Some<\/p>\n

Some consumers who have used an Android cellphone since 2017 may qualify for a $135 million settlement (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n

To qualify for the settlement, consumers must be U.S. residents who used an Android device with a cellular data plan at any time since November 12, 2017. Those who were part of the previous California settlement do not qualify for this settlement.<\/p>\n

There are likely about 100 million people who will qualify for this settlement. According to the settlement administrator, the court has a final approval hearing set for June 23.<\/p>\n

If the settlement is approved, the funds will be used to pay out eligible class members, in addition to attorney fees and court costs.<\/p>\n

Payments will be made electronically, though it was not immediately clear how much the class members would receive.<\/p>\n

Android users who are part of the claim have received notice via mail or email, according to the settlement administrator.<\/p>\n

Those who aren’t sure if they are included in the settlement can call the settlement administrator at 1-844-655-4255.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"People who have used an Android phone since 2017 may qualify for a portion of a $135 million…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":530198,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[105749,2306,183625,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-530197","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-android-phone","9":"tag-mobile","10":"tag-settlement-administrator","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/530197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/530198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=530197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=530197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}