Overview
- Apple and consumers filed a proposed $250 million class-action settlement on Tuesday in federal court in San Jose, offering per-device payments of $25 that could rise to $95 based on claim volume.
- The deal covers U.S. buyers of all iPhone 16 models and the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max purchased between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025, a pool of roughly 36 to 37 million devices.
- Plaintiffs say Apple promoted Apple Intelligence and an Enhanced Siri as launch features even though key Siri upgrades were delayed or missing, and an ad watchdog found the “available now” message implied the new Siri was already on the phones.
- Apple denies wrongdoing, says it has shipped dozens of Apple Intelligence tools such as Visual Intelligence, Live Translation, Writing Tools, Genmoji, and Clean Up, and frames the dispute as about the timing of two additional features.
- Judge Noël Wise is set to weigh preliminary approval on June 17, and if the deal proceeds, buyers would get email or mail notices with a claims website expected to be SmartphoneAISettlement.com, a process that could shape how courts police AI marketing claims.