After several years of antitrust disputes between Google and the United States Attorneys General have reached an agreement that will allow the Silicon Valley company to grant this Refunds to users who have made purchases Google Play Store. The company has already started sending out notifications to explain how the process will work.
Accordingly QZanyone who has purchased from the Google Play Store with real money You may be entitled to a refund. To qualify, the following requirements must be met:
It is not necessary that a complaint has been previously filed to be considered. Users who meet these criteria are more likely to receive payment.
This Agreement excludes persons who have never made a purchase through the Google Play Store, persons who have made payments outside of the specified time limit, persons who have not been a legal resident of the United States, or persons who elect not to participate in order to retain the right to litigate individually.
According to the agreement, Google must pay more than compensation 100 million users who used the Play Store during the authorized period.
Refunds start from two dollars per person and they may increase depending on the spending made by each user during these seven years. Those who make frequent purchases, such as virtual currencies or subscriptions, could receive higher amounts.
Google has created an official page where users can view the payment process and refund conditions. In many cases, filling out a form is not necessary as the Google Play payment system automatically processes refunds once the judge approves the settlement.
The Impartial hearing is planned April 30, 2026and the deadline for objecting to or waiving the agreement is February 19, 2026.
Once approved, the admin will start routing payments PayPal And Venmo. The money will be transferred to the email address or phone number associated with the Google Play Store account. If this information matches an active account on one of these platforms, the deposit will be automatic.
Otherwise, the user will receive a notification that a payment is pending with the option to create an account or redirect the refund to another email address or mobile phone number.
For those who do not receive automatic payment in the first phase, the administrator will open one supplementary claims procedureaccordingly QZ. This second round applies to:
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