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Apple Settles Siri AI Lawsuit, iPhone Owners Can Claim Payout
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In Short: Apple has opened the settlement process for a lawsuit over the delayed release of its AI-enhanced Siri feature, allowing eligible iPhone owners to submit claims for a payout.
The settlement, worth $250 million, covers iPhone users who purchased an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025.
According to 9to5Mac, Apple is admitting no wrongdoing but is paying out to settle the lawsuit.
The settlement website, managed by Verita Global, the Settlement Administrator, is now live, allowing users to submit their claim information.
For eligible iPhone users, the payout is expected to be $25 per device, with a maximum of $95 per device if fewer claims are filed.
The eligible class includes people in the United States who purchased an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 during the specified period.
Apple first announced the new Siri AI features at WWDC in 2024, promising a more personalized version of Siri.
However, the new Siri AI was not released until last week, more than two years after the initial announcement.
The settlement applies to those who purchased an iPhone in the US after Apple first advertised the Siri AI features after WWDC 2024.
To claim the settlement, users must provide their contact information and the serial number of their qualifying iPhone.
Legal fees and lawyers will take a portion of the settlement, reducing the amount available for individual payouts.
The settlement website notes that eligible iPhone owners can submit a claim until December 31, 2026.
If you received a settlement notice, use the Claim ID and PIN supplied in the email to begin your claim.
What this adds
The settlement payout is not guaranteed to be $95 per device; this is the maximum payout if fewer claims are filed.
The settlement process is now live, allowing eligible iPhone owners to submit their claims.
Apple's admission of no wrongdoing is consistent with its previous stance on the lawsuit.
Background
Apple is paying $250 million to settle a lawsuit over Siri AI delays, allowing eligible iPhone owners to submit claims for a payout.
Apple has released iOS 27, featuring a significant overhaul of Siri with improved capabilities and support for newer devices.
What's confirmed
- The settlement, worth $250 million, covers iPhone users who purchased an Apple Intelligence-capable iPhone between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025.
- According to 9to5Mac, Apple is admitting no wrongdoing but is paying out to settle the lawsuit.
- The settlement website, managed by Verita Global, the Settlement Administrator, is now live, allowing users to submit their claim information.
- For eligible iPhone users, the payout is expected to be $25 per device, with a maximum of $95 per device if fewer claims are filed.
- The eligible class includes people in the United States who purchased an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 during the specified period.
- Apple first announced the new Siri AI features at WWDC in 2024, promising a more personalized version of Siri.
- However, the new Siri AI was not released until last week, more than two years after the initial announcement.
- The settlement applies to those who purchased an iPhone in the US after Apple first advertised the Siri AI features after WWDC 2024.
- To claim the settlement, users must provide their contact information and the serial number of their qualifying iPhone.
- Legal fees and lawyers will take a portion of the settlement, reducing the amount available for individual payouts.
- The settlement website notes that eligible iPhone owners can submit a claim until December 31, 2026.
- If you received a settlement notice, use the Claim ID and PIN supplied in the email to begin your claim.
What's still developing
- Apple said this new Siri would arrive with iOS 18 later that year, launching on compatible iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 devices.
- But while the company slowly rolled out Apple Intelligence features through the iOS 18 lifecycle, this new Siri was nowhere to be found.
- After all, Apple said users who bought a certain iPhone could expect it to run this supercharged Siri.
- You might have picked up an iPhone 16, or perhaps the previous-generation iPhone 15 Pro, assuming you could take advantage of Apple's AI-powered assistant, but those changes didn't actually arrive until last week, more than two years after Apple first announced them.
- If you have a compatible device running the latest updates, including iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate, you now have access to Apple's AI-powered Siri, in addition to a number of new Apple Intelligence features.
- So overdue, in fact, that Apple may be offering a payout to make up for it.
- This year's iOS updates aren't the first we've seen of Siri AI.
- Back in 2024, Apple advertised a new AI-powered Siri that could understand content on your screen and pull data from your various apps to inform its answers.
- In Apple's pre-recorded demos, for example, Siri could dive through your texts and emails to locate a family member's travel information if you asked the assistant what time that person's flight arrived.
- If you bought an iPhone in late 2024 or early 2025, you may be owed between $25 and $95, thanks to a Siri AI-related settlement.
- Delayed features included Siri’s ability to draw on a user’s personal context to provide personalized responses and to take actions across Apple and third-party apps.
- That means headlines describing this as a guaranteed $95 Apple payout are misleading. $95 is the maximum, not the expected payment.
Sources
- 9to5Maclink
- Lifehackerlink
- PCMag UKlink
- The Apple Postlink
- The Vergelink
- ZDNETlink
- qz.comlink
- Macobserverlink
- MacRumorslink
- Appleosophylink
- WarpBeat — background on Apple Settles Siri AI Lawsuit, iPhone Owners Can Claim Payout link
- WarpBeat — background on Apple Unveils iOS 27 with Enhanced Siri AI link
- 9to5Mac — video link