The plaintiffs filed the class action lawsuit in state court in 2019 on behalf of an estimated 14 million Californians.

The 2019 lawsuit accused Google of using Android users' cellular data without consent to run activities like targeted ads. Google says it will appeal, which could delay any payout.

The company will appeal the payout, which will otherwise go to Android users in California whose cellular data was used to transmit information back to Google for uses like targeted advertising. There’s a similar case going to trial in April 2026 on behalf of users in the other 49 states,