Delayed Siri Features Settlement
Juli Clover (Slashdot, Hacker News):
Apple will pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of false advertising and unfair competition after the personalized Siri features it promoted when launching the iPhone 16 were delayed.
A smarter, Apple Intelligence version of Siri was shown off at WWDC 2024, and then promoted in ads and videos when the iPhone 16 launched in September 2024. After Apple delayed the Siri Apple Intelligence features in March 2025, Apple pulled its ads, but they had been running for several months at that point.
If you really did buy an $800+ iPhone because of advertised features that never shipped, getting back $25 doesn’t seem like much consolation. I’m not sure what would make sense, though. With a lot of products, you could just extend the return period, but returning an iPhone months or a year later is not very useful because you probably no longer have your old phone to switch back to.
Previously:
- Gemini-Powered Siri Features Delayed
- Why Apple Still Hasn’t Cracked AI
- How Apple Fumbled Siri’s AI Makeover
- Apple Shifts Siri From Giannandrea to Rockwell
- Leaked Apple Siri Meeting
- Rotten
- Apple Delays “More Personalized Siri” Apple Intelligence Features
- Apple Intelligence for Siri in Spring 2025
- Apple Intelligence Announced
- Revamping Siri With iOS 18
