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

Google is ordered to pay $314.6 million to Android smartphone users in California because the company misused customers’ data. A San Jose jury made the ruling on Tuesday, saying the tech giant was sending and receiving data without users’ permission while the devices were idle.

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.