If court agrees, owners of defective Pixel units will get up to $500 from Google

While it still needs court approval to be final, it appears that Google and owners of the original Pixel handset have settled a class actio...

While it still needs court approval to be final, it appears that Google and owners of the original Pixel handset have settled a class action lawsuit. Under the terms of the settlement, as posted by The Verge, Google will pay out $7.25 million or up to $500 for each member of the class. The case involves Pixel and Pixel XL units purchased prior to January 4th, 2017 that were sold with a defective microphone; the plaintiffs claimed that Google knew about the issue but shipped the phones anyway.

When the issue first surfaced, Google said that the problem was rare, affecting ...

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