Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the company of misleading consumers about artificial intelligence features promoted for Siri and the iPhone 16 lineup, according to court filings and statements from attorneys involved in the case.
The settlement has not yet received final court approval, and Apple has denied wrongdoing.
The case, Landsheft v. Apple Inc., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and centers on Apple’s marketing of “Apple Intelligence,” including promised upgrades to Siri.
Plaintiffs alleged that Apple advertised a new generation of iPhones as a breakthrough in artificial intelligence, while key “Enhanced Siri” features were not available when consumers bought the devices.
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Under the proposed agreement, eligible consumers could receive a presumptive payment of $25 per device, with payments capped at $95 per eligible device. The actual amount could rise or fall depending on the number of valid claims, administrative costs, attorney fees, service awards, and other court-approved deductions.
Court filings state that no portion of the total settlement fund would revert to Apple.
The settlement class includes U.S. residents who purchased an eligible device in the United States for purposes other than resale during the class period, which runs from June 10, 2024, through March 29, 2025.
Court papers estimate that roughly 37 million devices may be covered.
Eligible customers will not receive payment automatically unless they submit a valid claim. The filing says claimants must establish that they purchased an eligible device in the United States during the class period and that, at the time of purchase, they expected to receive a Siri Apple Intelligence feature that they did not receive.
The proposed settlement is now before U.S. District Judge Noël Wise. A motion for preliminary approval scheduled a hearing for June 17, 2026, at 9 a.m. in San Jose.
If preliminary approval is granted, class members are expected to receive notice by email or mail, and the claim deadline would be set for 90 days after the notice date, according to the proposed settlement schedule.
Apple said in a statement reported by The Associated Press that it reached the settlement to resolve claims related to the availability of two additional features, adding that it wanted to stay focused on delivering products and services to users. The company also said it has introduced several Apple Intelligence features, including Visual Intelligence and Live Translations.
Plaintiffs’ lawyers framed the agreement as a major consumer recovery in a false advertising case involving AI claims.
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, one of the firms representing the proposed class, said the settlement would apply to U.S. consumers and businesses that bought eligible iPhones during the class period and submit valid claims, while emphasizing that Apple does not admit liability under the agreement.
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The dispute highlights growing legal scrutiny over how technology companies market artificial intelligence features before they are fully available to consumers. In Apple’s case, plaintiffs alleged that the promise of a more capable Siri was a key part of the company’s iPhone marketing campaign, and that buyers would not have purchased the devices, or would have paid less, had they known the features were delayed.
For consumers, the most important point is timing: claims are not yet fully open. Potential class members should wait for official notice from the settlement administrator, confirm their device model and purchase date, and avoid unofficial claim links or sites that are not referenced in court-approved notices.
The court schedule indicates that notice and claim deadlines will depend on approval of the settlement process.
The Apple Intelligence settlement is separate from an earlier $95 million Siri privacy settlement, which involved allegations about unintended Siri activations and recordings. The new $250 million agreement concerns marketing claims tied to Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features on recent iPhone models, not the older privacy case.
