Lawsuit over delayed Siri features reaches $250M settlement

While Apple’s promised Siri overhaul is still nowhere to be found, shareholders who sued over the delay can now rest easy, thanks to a huge settlement.

At WWDC 2024, as part of its Apple Intelligence announcements, Apple previewed major enhancements for Siri. The virtual assistant was supposed to receive an AI-powered cognitive boost, allowing for advanced in-app actions, contextual awareness, and more.

The company went so far as to feature Siri’s new capabilities in its marketing materials, including video advertisements. Things went south in a matter of months, however.

Apple had to delay its planned Siri update, which led to a class-action lawsuit that was settled in December 2025. On Tuesday, as noted by The Financial Times, the settlement details were finally revealed.

The parties settled for $250 million, offering U.S. Settlement Class Members $25 per eligible device. Still, Apple could be forced to pay up to $95 per device if the number of claims filed is low. Part of Apple’s $250 million settlement will also go toward administrative costs and attorneys’ fees.

Eligible devices include iPhone models with Apple Intelligence support, purchased between June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025, in the United States. This encompasses the entire iPhone 16 range, along with the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Those who wish to submit a claim will need to provide proof of purchase, the serial number of the eligible device, their phone number, and Apple Account information. Apple will begin inviting claim submissions within 45 days, as of May 5, 2026.

Apple also provided a statement on the matter, as shared by 9to5mac.

“Since the launch of Apple Intelligence, we have introduced dozens of features across many languages that are integrated across Apple’s platforms, relevant to what users do every day, and built with privacy protections at every step. These include Visual Intelligence, Live Translation, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Clean Up, and many more.

Apple has reached a settlement to resolve claims related to the availability of two additional features. We resolved this matter to stay focused on doing what we do best, delivering the most innovative products and services to our users.”

As one would expect, Apple’s statement largely praises the currently available Apple Intelligence features, while treating the Siri-related settlement as little more than a footnote.

The now-settled class-action lawsuit accused Apple of promoting “AI capabilities that did not exist at the time, do not exist now, and will not exist for two or more years.”

It was also said that Apple’s advertisements “saturated the internet, television, and other airwaves to cultivate a clear and reasonable consumer expectation that these transformative features would be available upon the iPhone’s release.”

Legal troubles over Siri delays will continue elsewhere

At the time of writing, the long-overdue Siri features are still not available to end users. They are expected to roll out with the iOS 27 update, which is set to debut at WWDC 2026 on June 8.

However, Apple’s legal issues over its delayed Siri features are set to continue via a separate class-action lawsuit. This one is led by South Korea’s National Pension Service, which argues that Apple’s delays have cost billions in stock market losses.

“It is no secret that Apple faced challenges and weathered ups and downs in its stock price in 2025, like many major companies,” Apple said in a February 2026 request to dismiss the suit. “But plaintiff takes a massive and unsupported leap by claiming that securities fraud caused the temporary price drops.”

Ultimately, it remains to be seen if this lawsuit will be dismissed or if Apple will reach a similar settlement as it did in its other Siri-related case.