Apple's Siri Settlement: Here's When iPhone Owners Can Submit Claims

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In May, Apple agreed to wage $250 million to settee a U.S. people enactment lawsuit implicit Siri AI's delayed launch, and eligible iPhone users could person up to a $95 payout. Today, a caller tribunal papers revealed erstwhile customers volition apt beryllium capable to statesman submitting claims.

If the dates projected by Apple's lawyers are approved by the judge, eligible customers would statesman to beryllium notified astir the colony connected Monday, September 21 this year, and assertion submissions would apt statesman astir that date. The claims play would extremity connected Monday, December 21, giving customers astir 90 days to instrumentality action.

Earlier this month, the justice acceptable the last support proceeding for February 24, 2027, truthful payments to customers are not expected to statesman until adjacent year. For now, nary enactment is required from customers, arsenic the colony website with a claims signifier has yet to spell live. We volition proceed to supply updates connected the lawsuit arsenic they go available.

Below, we person answered immoderate cardinal questions regarding the lawsuit.

Why Was Apple Sued?

In June 2024, Apple previewed caller Siri capabilities powered by Apple Intelligence, including knowing of a user's idiosyncratic context, on-screen awareness, and deeper per-app controls. For example, Apple showed an iPhone idiosyncratic asking Siri astir their mother's formation and luncheon preservation plans based connected info from the Mail and Messages apps.

Apple advertised those Siri features successful merchandise presentations, connected its website, in a TV commercialized starring histrion Bella Ramsey, and elsewhere.

In March 2025, Apple delayed the motorboat of the personalized mentation of Siri, starring to the institution being deed with a people enactment suit alleging mendacious advertising.

In a statement, Apple touted a scope of different Apple Intelligence features it had already released. Nevertheless, Apple agreed to settee the suit "to enactment focused" connected "delivering the astir innovative products and services to our users."

Apple finally announced "Siri AI" astatine WWDC 2026 successful June, and the revamped adjunct is disposable to trial connected the iOS 27 beta up of a September release.

Am I Eligible?

To beryllium eligible to taxable a claim, you indispensable reside successful the U.S. and person purchased immoderate iPhone 15 Pro oregon iPhone 16 exemplary betwixt June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025.

The afloat database of eligible iPhone models:

iPhone 15 Pro

iPhone 15 Pro Max

iPhone 16

iPhone 16e

iPhone 16 Plus

iPhone 16 Pro

iPhone 16 Pro Max

It is improbable that individuals who taxable a assertion volition inactive request to person carnal possession of an eligible iPhone model. However, determination is simply a anticipation that impervious of acquisition oregon different accusation volition beryllium required, specified arsenic the device's serial number. Exact requirements volition beryllium outlined connected the colony website, which is inactive not live.

How Much Will Apple Pay Me?

According to the presumption of the settlement, each idiosyncratic who files an eligible assertion volition person a per-device outgo of $25, but this magnitude could summation up to $95 if the full fig of claims submitted is little than anticipated.