Siri lawsuit could lead to $25 payout in 2027

A lawsuit over Apple’s failure to deliver Apple Intelligence and Siri features is moving closer to a conclusion as a judge has provisionally approved the company’s settlement offer.

The class action suit filed in 2025 alleged that people had bought new iPhones expressly because of Apple’s promoting of Apple Intelligence features that it then did not deliver. Apple admitted in March 2025 that the new Siri features were delayed, but then in May 2025 offered a settlement.

Apple and the parties to the class action suit agreed to a $250 million settlement, but it had to be approved. Now in a filing in the US District Court, Northern District of California, judge Noel Wise has provisionally given approval.

The final approval and so the start of any pay out to buyers, though, is dependent on a final hearing which has now been announced for September 29, 2027. While Judge Wise has given overall approval, he ruled that the court will not decide on any amounts until that hearing.

It may be a quick final hearing, though, as the parties have already agreed to a payment of at least $25 per eligible device. It is possible, however, that this amount could rise to $95 per device if the number of claims filed is low.

There will be a way for users to formally apply to be part of the claim. But as MacRumors said on Friday yet the details of this have not been announced.