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Apple opens claims on its delayed Siri features at about $25 an iPhone

Apple's $250 million settlement over the delayed Siri features now has a live claims site paying an estimated $25 per eligible iPhone, and Apple denies the allegations it settled to avoid the cost of a trial.

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What happened

  • Apple's settlement website for the $250 million Siri class action is live, and eligible owners can file claims from September 21 through December 21.
  • The settlement terms set an estimated payment of $25 per eligible iPhone, which can rise as high as $95 if fewer claims are filed than expected.
  • Eligibility requires a U.S. purchase of one of seven iPhone models, for something other than resale, between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025.
  • A final approval hearing is set for February 24, 2027, and payments to claimants are not expected to begin until some point next year.

Why it matters

  • What it costs cost The $250 million is already fixed; what moves with turnout is each claimant's share, so a low-participation claims process pays individual owners more without changing Apple's bill.
  • Who has to decide decision Anyone signing off marketing copy for a feature still in development now has a per-device dollar figure to weigh against the number of units that will ship while the copy runs.
  • What it limits constraint Because the class is defined by purchase dates, the size of the exposure depends on how long advertising for an unshipped feature stays in front of buyers.
  • What it sets up precedent A nine-figure payout with no admission of wrongdoing still gives the next plaintiff a benchmark for an advertised AI feature that slips.

The claim form wants the iPhone's serial number. Say you do not have it and the form asks instead for your Apple Account email address and the phone's number [10]. Eligible owners should get an email with a claim ID and a PIN over the coming days, and the site takes claims without either [9].

Divide the fund by the estimate and you get the claim volume the estimate assumes: $250 million at $25 a device covers 10 million devices [17]. For a payout to reach the $95 ceiling, valid claims would have to come in near 2.6 million or below [18]. Both figures use the full settlement amount, and the MacRumors report does not break out fees or administration costs.

The purchase window that defines the class runs 292 days [15]. It opens in the same month Apple previewed a Siri that would understand personal context, see what was on screen, and take deeper per-app commands, shown with a user asking about their mother's flight and lunch reservation using information from Mail and Messages [11]. It closes days after Apple delayed that version of Siri in March 2025 [6]. Buy the same phone in April 2025 and you are outside the class [7].

Apple denies the allegations and settled to avoid the costs and risks of a trial [4]. Apple said it agreed to the settlement "to stay focused" on "delivering the most innovative products and services to our users" [5]. The case never reached a verdict on false advertising, so the only number other product teams get is the price. About 15 months separated the March 2025 delay from the announcement at WWDC in June 2026 [19].

Where the claim appears sorts the risk for anyone approving copy about a feature that is not in the build yet. A keynote slide and a developer session are one thing, the product page and a TV commercial are another, and Apple's Siri claims ran in a commercial starring the actor Bella Ramsey [12]. The other question is whether the buyer who pays today gets the code today. Purchase-path copy for code that is not shipping is the combination with a settled dollar figure attached to it, and the bill grows with every day that copy stays in front of buyers.

Apple announced Siri AI at WWDC in June 2026, and it runs on iPhone 15 Pro models and newer under iOS 27, released the week before claims opened [13]. It is still labelled a beta feature, though iOS 27 is not [14].

What to watch

  • Claim volume disclosed ahead of the February 24, 2027 approval hearing, which would show whether per-device payments stay near $25 or move toward the $95 cap.
  • Whether Apple removes the beta label from Siri AI in a later iOS 27 update.
  • Whether other delayed AI features that were advertised as available draw suits using the same purchase-window theory.

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Claim ledger

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  1. [1]

    In May, Apple agreed to pay $250 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit over Siri AI's delayed launch.

    Reported Supported Source: MacRumorsView cited source
  2. [2]

    The Siri settlement website is now live, and claims can be submitted between September 21 and December 21 of this year.

    Reported Supported Source: MacRumorsView cited source
  3. [3]

    Apple will pay an estimated $25 per eligible iPhone; the exact payment may be higher or lower depending on the total number of valid claims and other factors, with the maximum set at $95.

    Reported Supported Source: MacRumors, citing the settlement termsView cited source
  4. [4]

    Apple denies all of the allegations made in the lawsuit and agreed to the settlement to avoid the costs and risks of a trial.

    Reported Supported Source: MacRumorsView cited source
  5. [5]

    Apple said it agreed to settle "to stay focused" on "delivering the most innovative products and services to our users."

    Reported Supported Source: Apple statement, via MacRumorsView cited source
  6. [6]

    In March 2025, Apple delayed the launch of the personalized version of Siri, leading to a class action lawsuit alleging false advertising.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  7. [7]

    To be eligible, a claimant must reside in the U.S. and have purchased an eligible iPhone model in the U.S. for purposes other than resale between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  8. [8]

    The eligible iPhone models are the iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, 16, 16e, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  9. [9]

    Over the coming days, eligible customers should be notified about the settlement by email containing a claim ID and a PIN code, and the settlement website also offers an option to submit a claim without that information.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  10. [10]

    The claims form asks for personal information and the eligible iPhone's serial number; if the claimant indicates they do not have the serial number, the form asks for the Apple Account email address and the iPhone's phone number.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  11. [11]

    In June 2024, Apple previewed new Siri capabilities powered by Apple Intelligence, including understanding of a user's personal context, on-screen awareness, and deeper per-app controls, and showed an iPhone user asking Siri about their mother's flight and lunch reservation plans based on information from the Mail and Messages apps.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  12. [12]

    Apple advertised those Siri features in product presentations, on its website, in a TV commercial starring actor Bella Ramsey, and elsewhere.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  13. [13]

    Apple announced Siri AI at WWDC 2026 in June; it is available on iPhone 15 Pro models and newer running iOS 27, which was released the week before the claims window opened.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  14. [14]

    Siri AI is still considered a beta feature even though iOS 27 is no longer in beta.

    Reported SupportedView cited source
  15. [15]

    The eligibility purchase window of June 10, 2024 to March 29, 2025 is 292 days long.

    Derived Supported
  16. [16]

    Seven iPhone models are on the eligible list.

    Derived Supported
  17. [17]

    At $25 per device, the $250 million settlement amount covers 10 million claiming devices, before fees or administration costs.

    Derived Supported
  18. [18]

    At the $95 maximum, the $250 million settlement amount covers about 2.6 million claiming devices, before fees or administration costs.

    Derived Supported
  19. [19]

    About 15 months passed between the March 2025 delay of personalized Siri and the WWDC announcement in June 2026.

    Derived Supported
  20. [20]

    A final approval hearing is scheduled for February 24, 2027, so payments to customers are not expected to begin until some point next year.

    Reported ContestedView cited source

Sources

3 independent publishers whose own reporting we read for this story.

  1. 9to5mac.com

    1 article · September 21, 2026

    You can now claim your payout from Apple’s $250 million Siri settlement
  2. macrumors.com

    1 article · September 20, 2026

    Siri AI Settlement Website Now Live: Apple to Pay Some iPhone Owners
  3. theverge.com

    1 article · September 21, 2026

    iPhone owners can now submit a claim in Apple’s $250 million Siri AI lawsuit

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  • AI feature marketing
  • Consumer class action settlements

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