{"id":51823,"date":"2026-05-06T14:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=51823"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:14:17","slug":"delayed-siri-features-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/06\/delayed-siri-features-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Delayed Siri Features Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/05\/05\/apple-class-action-siri-lawsuit-settlement\/\">Juli Clover<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/yro.slashdot.org\/story\/26\/05\/05\/2244236\/apple-agrees-to-pay-iphone-owners-250-million-for-not-delivering-ai-siri\">Slashdot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=48032167\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/05\/05\/apple-class-action-siri-lawsuit-settlement\/\">\n<p>Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/1035394118\/Landsheft-v-Apple-Proposed-Settlement\">will pay $250 million<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/03\/20\/apple-intelligence-siri-lawsuit\/\">settle a class action lawsuit<\/a> accusing it of false advertising and unfair competition after the personalized Siri features it promoted when launching the iPhone 16 were delayed.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/03\/07\/apple-intelligence-siri-features-delayed\/\">delayed the Siri Apple Intelligence features<\/a> in March 2025, Apple pulled its ads, but they had been running for several months at that point.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you really did buy an $800+ iPhone because of advertised features that never shipped, getting back $25 doesn&rsquo;t seem like much consolation. I&rsquo;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.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/13\/gemini-powered-siri-features-delayed\/\">Gemini-Powered Siri Features Delayed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/why-apple-still-hasnt-cracked-ai\/\">Why Apple Still Hasn&rsquo;t Cracked AI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/10\/how-apple-fumbled-siris-ai-makeover\/\">How Apple Fumbled Siri&rsquo;s AI Makeover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/21\/apple-shifts-siri-from-giannandrea-to-rockwell\/\">Apple Shifts Siri From Giannandrea to Rockwell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/17\/leaked-apple-siri-meeting\/\">Leaked Apple Siri Meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/13\/rotten\/\">Rotten<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/12\/apple-delays-more-personalized-siri-apple-intelligence-features\/\">Apple Delays &ldquo;More Personalized Siri&rdquo; Apple Intelligence Features<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/08\/apple-intelligence-for-siri-in-spring-2025\/\">Apple Intelligence for Siri in Spring 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/10\/apple-intelligence-announced\/\">Apple Intelligence Announced<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/14\/revamping-siri-with-ios-18\/\">Revamping Siri With iOS 18<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"delayed-siri-features-settlement-update-2026-05-07\">Update (<a href=\"#delayed-siri-features-settlement-update-2026-05-07\">2026-05-07<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manton.org\/2026\/05\/06\/michael-tsai-blogging-on-the.html\">Manton Reece<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.manton.org\/2026\/05\/06\/michael-tsai-blogging-on-the.html\">\n<p>Right, because tech company class action lawsuits are now rarely about the customers. They&rsquo;re about the lawyers skimming some of the money. The settlement doesn&rsquo;t appear to outline the fee yet, but 25% for these things is common &mdash; and matches the Apple battery lawsuit a few years ago &mdash; which would be $62.5 million here.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/05\/07\/apple-siri-lawsuit-settlement\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/05\/07\/apple-siri-lawsuit-settlement\/\">\n<p>According to the terms of the settlement, each person who files an eligible claim will receive a per-device payment of $25, but this amount could increase up to $95 if the total number of claims submitted is lower than anticipated.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Within the next few months, a settlement website should go live with an online claims form.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>On an earnings call last month, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the personalized version of Siri will be released this year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"delayed-siri-features-settlement-update-2026-07-13\">Update (<a href=\"#delayed-siri-features-settlement-update-2026-07-13\">2026-07-13<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/07\/09\/siri-ai-lawsuit-settlement-claims-timing\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/07\/09\/siri-ai-lawsuit-settlement-claims-timing\/\">\n<p>This week, the California court overseeing the case held a hearing regarding preliminary approval of the settlement, but the judge has not yet issued a ruling. It will likely be at least a few more months before eligible customers can begin submitting claims, with payouts unlikely to begin until late this year or early next year if the settlement is ultimately approved.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"delayed-siri-features-settlement-update-2026-07-24\">Update (<a href=\"#delayed-siri-features-settlement-update-2026-07-24\">2026-07-24<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/07\/24\/apple-to-pay-owners-of-these-iphone-models\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/07\/24\/apple-to-pay-owners-of-these-iphone-models\/\">\n<p>Apple&rsquo;s settlement has now received preliminary approval from a judge, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cand.446692\/gov.uscourts.cand.446692.94.0_1.pdf\">July 17 court document<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/07\/24\/apples-250-million-siri-settlement-just-got-approved-heres-who-gets-paid\/\">Chance Miller<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/07\/24\/apples-250-million-siri-settlement-just-got-approved-heres-who-gets-paid\/\">\n<p>Verita Global, the Settlement Administrator behind the case, will set up a website where you can submit claim information.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"delayed-siri-features-settlement-update-2026-09-02\">Update (<a href=\"#delayed-siri-features-settlement-update-2026-09-02\">2026-09-02<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/28\/apple-siri-ai-settlement-claims-timing\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/08\/28\/apple-siri-ai-settlement-claims-timing\/\">\n<p>If the dates proposed by Apple&rsquo;s lawyers are approved by the judge, eligible customers would begin to be notified about the settlement on Monday, September 21 this year, and claim submissions would likely begin around that date. The claims period would end on Monday, December 21, giving customers around 90 days to take action.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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