Purchased an iPhone recently? Apple could owe you money
If you bought a new iPhone in the last couple of years then you might be due compensation after Apple agreed on a huge $250 million settlement.
This followed a class-action lawsuit where the tech giant was accused of deceptive marketing during the initial debut of its version of AI, known as Apple Intelligence.
At the time, Siri AI was advertised as including new features for the iPhone 16 which never materialized.
Since then, a lawsuit was filed over its marketing and now, users who bought an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 could be due a sum of money.
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However, despite Apple coughing up $250 million, a big chunk of that will be put towards legal and other fees so don’t expect too many zeros at the end of the figure. Instead, iPhone users eligible for the payout can expect at most $95.
Who is eligible for the Apple lawsuit settlement?
There is strict criteria surrounding who is eligible for the payout but if you bought one of these devices in the US between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025, then you might be able to make a claim:
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 16
- iPhone 16e
- iPhone 16 Plus
- iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
Claims can be made on the settlement page, which will ask you for your phone’s serial number. Some people who are eligible have already been sent emails which include a PIN and Claim ID required to file.
Payouts are expected to be made after February 2027 as a hearing for the Final Approval of the settlement is still yet to be held.
The problem with Siri AI’s initial marketing
When Siri AI was first unveiled at WWDC 2024, the digital assistant appeared to be capable of understanding what was happening on a user’s screen, using information from across apps to answer questions and carrying out actions on the user’s behalf.
However, those features weren’t quite ready and when Apple Intelligence began to roll out, some of the more ambitious Siri upgrades were missing.
These demonstrations of a revamped Siri became part of the firm’s wider marketing for Apple Intelligence, with users expecting those capabilities to form part of the new AI experience.
Apple later explained that the roll-out of all of the features was delayed as Siri AI needed restructuring.
This delay ended up becoming central to the lawsuit that Apple has now settled.