Apple AI lawsuit settlement: Which iPhones are included?

Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of exaggerating the capabilities of Apple Intelligence and Siri.

The lawsuit claimed that Apple's 2024 and 2025 promotional campaigns for Siri and Apple Intelligence constituted false advertising and violated consumer protection laws. Apple hasn't admitted any wrongdoing in the case, however.

A judge still needs to sign off on the agreement, but tens of millions of iPhone owners could soon be eligible to receive between $25 to $95 in the settlement.

The lawsuit covers U.S. consumers who purchased specific iPhone models in 2024 and 2025. Only iPhone models bought during a specific period and capable of running Apple Intelligence — Apple's name for its suite of AI tools — are included in the settlement.

A May 5 settlement filing states that U.S. shoppers who bought the following iPhone models between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025 can qualify for payment:

• iPhone 16

• iPhone 16e

• iPhone 16 Plus

• iPhone 16 Pro

• iPhone 16 Pro Max

• iPhone 15 Pro

• iPhone 15 Pro Max

After a judge signs the agreement, a settlement website will be created with more information.

How much will qualifying customers receive?

We've covered a lot of class-action lawsuits recently, and typically, individual payments are less than $50. After attorneys' fees and administration costs, the $250 million will be divided among qualifying customers.

If you qualify, you will be eligible to receive $25 per device. So, if you purchased four qualifying iPhones as part of a family plan, you could receive payments for multiple devices. In addition, per-device payments "may decrease or increase up to $95 per device, depending on claim volume and other factors," according to a press release from Clarkson Law Firm, one of the firms involved in the class action suit.

What was the Apple AI lawsuit about?

When it promoted the iPhone 16 in 2024, Apple teased a smarter, more conversational Siri with advanced AI capabilities.

Yet iPhone owners are still waiting for that newer, smarter Siri to arrive. (As Mashable reported in 2024, "Apple's collection of AI features, branded as Apple Intelligence, made its debut at WWDC 2024, showcasing new AI-powered tools like a smarter Siri, notification summaries, Genmoji, and more.")

We should finally see the unveiling of an AI-powered Siri — specifically, a Siri powered by Google Gemini — at WWDC 2026 in June.

However, not everyone was content to wait, and multiple class action lawsuits were filed against Apple in the meantime. Those suits were combined into a single action, and all parties have now agreed to a settlement.

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