Google settlements
These guides cover separate Google settlements. Check each case's eligibility, filing requirements, official sources and deadline to find the settlement that applies to you.
8 Google settlements tracked — 0 open for claims, 8 closed. Last updated: 2026-10-13
Closed Google settlements — payout status
The claim window has closed for these, but the questions have not: each page explains what the settlement paid, when checks went out, and how to tell a real payout notice from a scam.
Google (Android)
ClosedNo claim needed. If you used an Android phone on cellular data since Nov. 12, 2017, you may already be in the class — this page tracks when Google's payments go out.
- Payout amount
- Up to $100
- Deadline to claim
- Automatic — no claim
- Proof required?
- No proof required
Privacy
Google Assistant
ClosedThe August 27, 2026 deadline has passed. Late submissions are discretionary; existing claimants can follow official payment updates.
- Payout amount
- Varies
- Deadline to claim
- Closed August 27, 2026
- Proof required?
- Proof or attestation
Privacy
There is no cash payout and no claim form in the Google Incognito settlement (Brown v. Google). Google agreed to delete data and change its disclosures — class members received no money. Here's what that means for you.
- Payout amount
- $0 — data deletion only
- Deadline to claim
- No claim — injunctive only
- Proof required?
- No claim form exists
Data privacy
Google has paid out more than $1.8 billion over location tracking — $391.5M to 40 states, $85M to Arizona, $1.375B to Texas, and $62M in a class action. None of it went to individual users. There is no claim form and no check coming.
- Payout amount
- None — $0 to individuals
- Deadline to claim
- No claim available
- Proof required?
- No claim exists
Data privacy
The $100M Illinois biometric settlement over Google Photos' 'Face Grouping.' Only Illinois residents qualified — about 687,000 filed, and each received roughly $95 starting in July 2023. Claims closed in September 2022.
- Payout amount
- ~$95 per person
- Deadline to claim
- Closed Sep 24, 2022
- Proof required?
- No proof — claim closed
Biometric privacy
Google Play
ClosedNo claim form needed. If you bought apps, in-app items, or subscriptions on Google Play between Aug 16, 2016 and Sep 30, 2023 with a U.S. address, this page tracks the $700M antitrust payout — most people are paid automatically by PayPal or Venmo.
- Payout amount
- $2 minimum (more by spend)
- Deadline to claim
- No claim needed
- Proof required?
- No — automatic payment
Antitrust
Google Play
ClosedThe September 14, 2026 claim deadline has passed. Follow the official administrator for updates about existing claims.
- Payout amount
- Proportional share; amount unknown
- Deadline to claim
- Closed September 14, 2026
- Proof required?
- Class Member ID for online filing; review official form requirements
Privacy
You may be included if you were in California and paid to renew a Google Play subscription for personal use between May 30, 2014 and October 27, 2019.
- Payout amount
- About $5.85
- Deadline to claim
- No claim form — automatic payment
- Proof required?
- No claim form required
Deceptive practices
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