ZDNET’s key takeaways
- Apple has settled a class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising with Siri AI.
- To get your cut, you must have purchased a certain iPhone model in 2024 or 2025.
- Qualified iPhone buyers can get anywhere from $25 to $95 per device.
Did you buy an iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max or any iPhone 16 in mid to late 2024 or early 2025? If so, you may be able to score some money from Apple via a settlement to a Siri AI class action lawsuit.
Apple agreed to a lawsuit that ended in March 2025, which accused the company of false advertising. Specifically, the class action lawsuit charged that Apple did not deliver on the promise of its AI-enhanced Siri, which the company announced in its advertising campaigns and product events, including WWDC 2024. Stopped by countless hiccups, Siri AI did not materialize until recently with the launch of iOS 27 and was improved long after this new version.
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In its response, Apple denied that it had done anything wrong. Furthermore, no fault was found. But to calm the claim, the company put 250 million dollars into a settlement fund, from which various iPhone owners can collect their share. Here are the steps to qualify.
How to submit a claim
You must have purchased an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max or any iPhone 16 model between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025.
To proceed, you must submit a claim on the Smartphone AI Settlement website. Simply click the button to submit a claim and indicate whether or not you have received a claim ID and PIN. Choose whether to register the claim in your name or in the name of a company.
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Next, fill in your contact information and add the serial number for the eligible iPhone when prompted. Finally, indicate how you would like to be paid – check, PayPal, Venmo or ACH to your bank account. Depending on the payment method, you will need to provide further details to receive the payment. For example, if you choose ACH, you must enter the name, account number, routing number, and other information for your bank.
If you purchased more than one qualifying iPhone during the specified period, you can submit a separate claim for each device. You have until December 21st to make complaints.
Assuming you qualify, how much money can you get? That depends.
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Based on the website set up by the lawyers of the trial, the minimum amount can be $25, while the maximum can reach $95. But that’s per device. However, the amount may increase or decrease depending on the number of claims and other factors. We’ll have to see how far that $250 million goes as more people line up to get their slice of the action.
Clarkson, the legal firm behind the suit, has posted a form on its website to sign up for an email newsletter if you want to stay updated on the settlement. A final approval hearing is set for February 24, 2027, at which time the court hearing the case – the US District Court for the Northern District of California – will evaluate the fairness of the settlement and make its final ruling. If all goes as expected, this means that qualified iPhone owners should receive their payment sometime next year.