How to File the Google Play Kids Privacy Settlement Claim by September 14
A second Google Play settlement, $8.25M for apps used by under-13s since 2015, needs a claim by Sept 14, 2026. Who qualifies, who signs, and why the payout is unknown.
There are two Google Play settlements in the news at once, and they work in opposite ways. The $700 million antitrust settlement pays automatically and has no claim form. This one, a children’s privacy case called A.B., et al. v. Google LLC, pays nothing unless a claim form is submitted by Monday, September 14, 2026. It covers anyone who used a Google Play app while under 13 since April 2015, which describes a large share of American teenagers and young adults today, and their parents. Here is what the court-authorized settlement site actually says about eligibility, filing, and money, including the one number it refuses to give.
The quick answer
- Case: A.B., et al. v. Google LLC, et al., No. 5:23-cv-03101, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Defendants are Google LLC and AdMob Google Inc.
- Who is covered: you “live in the United States and were younger than 13 years old when, at any time during the Settlement Class Period, you downloaded or used an app from Google Play.” The period is “April 1, 2015 to the present”
- Fund: “$8,250,000,” paid “on a pro rata (proportional) basis” after fees, costs, and administration
- Payout per person: per the official FAQ, “it is unknown how much each Settlement Class Member who files a Valid Claim will receive. The amount will depend on the number of Valid Claims submitted.” Any dollar figure you see elsewhere is a guess
- Claim deadline: online by 11:59 p.m. on September 14, 2026, or a paper form postmarked by that date
- Who signs: the class member, or “if the Settlement Class member is under 18 as of May 29, 2026, the name and signature of the parent or legal guardian.” One claim per class member; no third-party filings
- When money moves: only after the September 24, 2026 final approval hearing and any appeals. Opt-out and objection deadlines already passed on August 4
- Not the antitrust case: the $700M Google Play settlement is a different lawsuit with a different site and no claim form, covered in our Google Play settlement payment guide
Which Google Play settlement is which
| Kids privacy settlement (this page) | Antitrust settlement | |
|---|---|---|
| Case | A.B. v. Google, N.D. Cal. 5:23-cv-03101 | State of Utah v. Google, N.D. Cal. 3:21-cv-05227 |
| Fund | $8.25 million | $700 million |
| Who | Used a Play app while under 13, April 2015 to present, US resident | Paid for apps or in-app content, Aug 2016 to Sept 2023, US address |
| Claim form | Required, by Sept 14, 2026 | Not required for most; automatic PayPal/Venmo |
| Official site | coppaprivacyclassaction.com | googleplaystateagantitrustlitigation.com |
| Status | Final approval hearing Sept 24, 2026 | Final order not yet signed as of early Sept |
The same household can be in both: a parent who bought in-app content is in the antitrust class, and their child who played free apps is in this one.
What the lawsuit is about
The settlement site describes “a class action lawsuit about the unlawful collection, use, and disclosure of personal information from children under 13 using Google Play applications (‘apps’) from April 1, 2015 to the present (the Settlement Class Period), in violation of their privacy rights.” The reference is to COPPA, the federal children’s online privacy law. “The Defendants deny these allegations and deny all wrongdoing,” and the settlement resolves the case without a finding either way.
You are a class member if the defendants “allegedly collected, used, or disclosed any of your personal information” while you were under 13 and using a Play app in that window. There is no list of qualifying apps on the site; the class is defined by age and Play usage, not by which game was installed.
How to file, step by step
- Decide who is filing. If the child is under 18 as of May 29, 2026, “their Claim Form must be submitted and signed by their parent or legal guardian.” If the person is now 18 or older (anyone who was under 13 in 2015 is at most 24 today), they sign for themselves
- Go to the official site only. Claim forms “may be submitted online at www.COPPAPrivacyClassAction.com by 11:59 p.m.” on September 14, or downloaded, printed, and mailed to Kroll Settlement Administration, P.O. Box 5391, New York, NY 10150-5391, postmarked by the same date
- One claim per class member. “Each Settlement Class Member will have the opportunity to submit one claim.” A parent with three eligible children files three claims, one per child, not one household claim
- Keep the confirmation. Payments come “as soon as possible” after final approval and appeals, which puts them months out at the earliest; the confirmation is your proof of a timely claim
The site lists no documentation requirement in its filing FAQ, and the class is defined by self-attested age and app use, so do not expect to upload purchase records the way a refund claim would require. If you do not file, “you will remain a Settlement Class Member and will give up the right to sue” while receiving nothing.
About the payout number
Sites summarizing this settlement have circulated per-person estimates. The administrator’s own answer is the only reliable one: the payout “will depend on the number of Valid Claims submitted,” from a net fund that is $8.25 million minus attorneys’ fees, service awards, and administration. With a class this broad, a large claim count means a small check, and the site says so in advance. Treat the claim as a low-effort form with an unknown, modest return, not as a windfall, and be suspicious of any message that promises a specific amount or asks for a fee to file.
Scam check
- The site states it is “the only authorized website for this case.” The administrator’s phone line is (833) 447-6416
- A real claim asks for the claimant’s identifying details and a signature. It does not ask for a payment, a “processing fee,” or card numbers
- The scam checklist in our $700M settlement guide applies here too, with one difference: for this case a claim form is genuinely required, so “file your claim” is legitimate as long as the destination is the official domain
Bottom line
If anyone in your household used a Google Play app while under 13 at any point since April 2015 and lives in the US, they are in this class, and the only way to be paid is a claim form on the official site by September 14, 2026, signed by a parent for anyone still under 18. The amount is unknown by the administrator’s own statement and will shrink with every claim filed, so file because it takes five minutes, not because of a number someone else invented. For the other Google Play settlement, do nothing and wait; for this one, the deadline is real.
Quotes from the court-authorized settlement website and FAQ administered by Kroll, linked above, read on September 4, 2026. If the final approval hearing changes the terms or timeline, this page will be updated with the date.