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Google Android cellular data settlement

Joseph Taylor, et al. v. Google LLC. Not Csupo.

Also known as Federal Cellular Class Action

The lawsuit claimed Google misused cellular data on Android phones.

Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.

Approved, not paid yet Court approved Aug 21, 2026.

No claim form. Payment is automatic. September 8, 2026 was the court-set last day to send proof of class membership or choose a payment method. The official site says people who did not choose a method will still be issued a payment, but may not receive it.

You could get
About $0.64 at first
Source
“Expected $0.64 per class member in first payments”

From the court record: Order Granting Final Approval and Granting in Part Fees, Taylor v. Google, N.D. Cal. (hosted on the official site). Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
Payments
Approved, not paid yet Court approved Aug 21, 2026. Has it paid yet? See payment status.
Source
“Settlement Class Members who are eligible will receive their payments after the Court grants final approval to the Settlement and any appeals are resolved. If there are appeals, resolving them can take time. Please be patient.”

From the administrator site: Official FAQ. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.

Claims
No claim form needed
Source
“Any evidence of proof of class membership or election of a payment method that have not yet been submitted, must be submitted by September 8, 2026.”

From the court record: Order Granting Final Approval and Granting in Part Fees, Taylor v. Google, N.D. Cal. (hosted on the official site). Last compared Nov 3, 2026.

Who can file
Used Android cell data in U.S. from Nov 2017; not Csupo class
Source
“The Settlement Class includes all natural persons in the United States, who have used mobile devices running the Android operating system to access the internet through cellular data networks operated by mobile carriers at any time from November 12, 2017, to the date this Settlement receives final approval, excluding persons who are class members in Csupo v. Google LLC, Santa Clara County Superior Court, No. 19CV352557, a similar lawsuit involving residents of California.”

From the administrator site: Official FAQ. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.

Where
Anywhere in the U.S.
Source
“The Settlement Class includes all natural persons in the United States, who have used mobile devices running the Android operating system to access the internet through cellular data networks operated by mobile carriers at any time from November 12, 2017, to the date this Settlement receives final approval, excluding persons who are class members in Csupo v. Google LLC, Santa Clara County Superior Court, No. 19CV352557, a similar lawsuit involving residents of California.”

From the administrator site: Official FAQ. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.

Check the administrator’s site
Official site: federalcellularclassaction.com

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Quick answers

How much is the Google Android cellular data settlement payout?

About $0.64 at first.

Do I need to file a claim for the Google Android cellular data settlement?

No claim form. Payment is automatic. September 8, 2026 was the court-set last day to send proof of class membership or choose a payment method. The official site says people who did not choose a method will still be issued a payment, but may not receive it.

When is the Google Android cellular data settlement payout date?

Court approved Aug 21, 2026.

See the payment status page

Is the Google Android cellular data settlement legit?

The settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) is Angeion, and the official site is www.federalcellularclassaction.com. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.

The official site never asks you to pay to file.

How to check a notice or a text

Also ending this week

Confirm with the administrator before you act.

Case details
Case
Joseph Taylor, et al. v. Google LLC
Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Jose Division
Case number
5:20-cv-07956-VKD
Administrator
Angeion
Settlement fund
$135 million
Full payout terms
Expected $0.64 per class member in first payments$0.64 per class member in the first round, after transaction fees (the administrator's estimate, quoted in the court's order)
Other dates
Final approval granted
From the court order we read. Source: court record
The court’s exact words

The Settlement Class includes all natural persons in the United States, who have used mobile devices running the Android operating system to access the internet through cellular data networks operated by mobile carriers at any time from November 12, 2017, to the date this Settlement receives final approval, excluding persons who are class members in Csupo v. Google LLC, Santa Clara County Superior Court, No. 19CV352557, a similar lawsuit involving residents of California.

Quoted from the official notice. Read the notice for the full definition.

You may be included if you used an Android mobile device on a carrier's cellular data network in the U.S., Nov. 12, 2017 to final approval.

You are not included if you are a class member in the similar California case, Csupo v. Google.

Sources and checks (5)

Every fact people act on was copied from the official source and compared with it. How we check

What changedLast change Oct 3, 2026
  • Claim deadline removed: there is no claim form and class members are paid automatically, so the September 8, 2026 date now appears only in the plain-words description of how to meet the deadline. This correction came from the independent second check. source document
  • Payment-status record created. The court granted final approval on August 21, 2026. The administrator says payments come after any appeals are resolved, and the docket shows several objector appeals filed in September 2026. source document
Questions

I already filed. What now?

There is no claim form, so there was nothing to file. The administrator pays class members automatically, usually after final approval and any appeals. Never pay anyone to check on a payment.

Check the administrator’s site Opens www.federalcellularclassaction.com