Apple's $250M Siri Settlement Starts at $25 per iPhone

If you bought an iPhone 16 or iPhone 15 Pro new in the US between 10 June 2024 and 29 March 2025, you can claim from Apple’s $250 million Siri settlement until 21 December 2026. A valid claim starts at $25 per iPhone and can rise to $95 or fall below $25, depending on how many people claim.

There is one form per iPhone, and it asks you to certify that you expected a Siri Apple Intelligence feature when you bought it and did not get it.

Who qualifies

Test	What the settlement requires
Phone	iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, 16, 16e, 16 Plus, 16 Pro or 16 Pro Max
Bought	Between 10 June 2024 and 29 March 2025
Where	In the US, and you live in the US
By whom	The original purchaser, not for resale
Claim by	21 December 2026, online or postmarked
Proof	The serial number, or the Apple Account email and phone number

The case is Landsheft v. Apple, in the Northern District of California. The buyers argued that Apple sold these phones on Siri features built on Apple Intelligence that it had not delivered. Apple denies it, and argued that more than 20 Apple Intelligence features had shipped and that it had said from the start they would arrive over time. The court has not ruled on who was right.

A second-hand iPhone 16 does not count, even inside the dates, and neither does an iPhone 15 or 15 Plus: the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max are the only iPhone 15s in the class. Which phones run it now is in which iPhones get iOS 27.

Why the payment is a range

The fund is $250 million, but fees and costs come out first. Class counsel will ask for up to 28% in fees, which is $70 million, plus up to $600,000 in expenses. Notice and administration costs come out too. What is left is shared among valid claims.

The motion counts about 37 million eligible iPhones. Our arithmetic on its figures, before administration costs:

If this many iPhones are claimed	Payment per iPhone
Fewer than about 1.9 million, about 5%	$95, the cap
About 7.2 million, about 19%	$25
More than that	Under $25

In the four comparable settlements the motion itself lists, between 2.57% and 18% of the class claimed. Those are other cases, not a forecast for this one, and the real thresholds sit a little below ours once administration costs are known.

How to claim

1. Find the iPhone’s serial number in Settings > General > About, or on the box or the receipt.
2. File at the settlement site, smartphoneaisettlement.com, one form per iPhone. Filing online is the only way to choose a digital payment; a paper form gets a cheque.
3. Read the declaration before you sign it. It says you expected a Siri Apple Intelligence feature at purchase and did not receive it, and that the claim is subject to audit.
4. Keep a copy of what you sent.

If you do nothing

You get no payment, and you are still bound by the settlement: you cannot sue Apple separately over these claims. If you want to keep that right, you have to opt out by a signed letter to the administrator, postmarked by 21 December 2026. You cannot both opt out and claim; if you send both, the opt-out wins.

When the money comes

Not soon. The court holds the final approval hearing on 24 February 2027, and payment waits for approval and for any appeal. The administrator says it will post updates on the site. Class counsel’s fee request is due on the site by 17 November 2026, which is the first point the deductions become firm.

Sony’s PlayStation settlement worked the opposite way, with credit paid automatically and no form at all. Here, nobody who does not file gets anything. Apple Intelligence itself still carries no subscription, as set out in what phone AI costs a year.

Questions people ask

How much will I get from the Apple Siri settlement?

$25 per eligible iPhone to start, and at most $95. The figure moves up if few people claim and down if many do, after fees and costs come out of the $250 million. Nobody will know the final amount until claims close on 21 December 2026 and the court rules.

Who is eligible for the Apple Siri settlement?

US residents who bought an iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, 16, 16e, 16 Plus, 16 Pro or 16 Pro Max in the US between 10 June 2024 and 29 March 2025, as the original purchaser and not for resale. Business buyers have their own claim form.

What is the deadline for the Apple Siri settlement?

21 December 2026, for claims filed online or postmarked, and the same day for opting out or objecting. The final approval hearing is on 24 February 2027.

Do I need a receipt to file a claim?

The paper claim form asks for the iPhone’s serial number, found in Settings, General, About. Without it, you give the Apple Account email address and the phone number used on the iPhone instead. Claims are subject to audit.

Can I claim for more than one iPhone?

Yes. Each eligible iPhone gets its own claim form and its own payment, so two qualifying phones mean two forms.

When will Apple Siri settlement payments be sent?

Not before the court approves the settlement at or after the 24 February 2027 hearing, and later if anyone appeals. The administrator says it will post payment updates on the settlement website.