Published
September 21, 2026
U.S. residents who bought an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max or any iPhone 16 model in the United States between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025 may qualify to claim $25 per device, adjustable up to $95, from the Apple Intelligence Siri false advertising class action settlement. Claims close December 21, 2026.
Current Status
Claims are open. The claim period began September 21, 2026, and every claim must be submitted online or postmarked by December 21, 2026. That is also the last day to opt out of or object to the settlement. Judge Noël Wise of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary approval on July 17, 2026; the final approval hearing is set for February 24, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. in San Jose, and no payment can be sent before the court rules and any appeals are resolved. No payment date has been announced. Apple denies every allegation in the lawsuit and the settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing.Free settlement alerts
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Status
Claims Open
Claim Deadline
December 21, 2026
Submitted online or postmarked · also the opt-out and objection deadline
Estimated Payout
$25 per eligible iPhone
Adjusted pro rata · up to $95 per device if few claims are filed, less than $25 if many are
Proof Required
No
No receipt and no Claim ID needed to file online · enter the iPhone serial number, or the Apple Account email and phone number for the device
What Changed Recently?
The notice program and the claim period opened on September 21, 2026, two months after the court granted preliminary approval on July 17, 2026. Until then there was nothing for an iPhone owner to do: plaintiffs filed their motion for preliminary approval on May 5, 2026, the court heard it on June 17, and the settlement website sat on a coming-soon page for the rest of the summer. The online claim form, the paper claim forms for individuals and for businesses, and the long-form notice are now live at the official settlement website, Smartphone AI Settlement.The case itself dates to the iPhone 16 launch. At its developer conference on June 10, 2024, Apple introduced Apple Intelligence and a redesigned Siri that it said would understand a user's personal context, act across apps and respond to what was on screen. The lawsuit, Landsheft v. Apple Inc., alleges that Apple marketed those Siri features as capabilities of the iPhone 16 lineup and of the iPhone 15 Pro models that ran Apple Intelligence, when the features did not ship with the phones and were later delayed. Plaintiffs brought claims under consumer protection laws in several states. The class period ends on March 29, 2025, around the time Apple publicly acknowledged that the personalized Siri features would take longer than planned.
Apple denies all of the allegations, denies that it did anything improper or unlawful, and has asserted defenses to every claim. The court has not decided who is right. Both sides agreed to settle to avoid the cost and risk of a trial, and the notice says in as many words that the settlement is not an admission of guilt or wrongdoing of any kind.
Who Qualifies?
You are a Settlement Class Member if you reside in the United States and purchased one of seven iPhone models in the United States between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025 for purposes other than resale. The settlement website adds that you must be the original purchaser of the device. Individuals and businesses both qualify; the claim form for a business is filed by an authorized representative who works for the entity and knows about the purchases.To be paid you also confirm on the claim form that, when you bought the phone, you expected to receive certain Siri Apple Intelligence features and did not receive them. That certification is the substance of the claim, and the form is signed under a declaration that the information is true and correct and may be audited.
Excluded from the class are Apple, any company Apple controls, Apple's directors, officers and employees, its legal representatives, successors and assigns, and the judicial officers assigned to the case along with their staff and immediate families. Anyone who bought a covered phone to resell it is outside the class, as is anyone who bought a used or refurbished unit from someone other than the original seller.
The seven eligible iPhone models
The class turns on the model, not on the storage size, the color, the carrier or where you bought it. An eligible iPhone from an Apple Store, a carrier store, Best Buy, Amazon, Costco or a carrier's website all counts the same. The model name appears under Settings, General, About on the phone itself.| Eligible device | Released | Purchase window that counts | See it on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 15 Pro | September 2023 | Covered only if bought on or after June 10, 2024 | Amazon listing |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | September 2023 | Covered only if bought on or after June 10, 2024 | Amazon listing |
| iPhone 16 | September 2024 | Covered from launch through March 29, 2025 | Amazon listing |
| iPhone 16 Plus | September 2024 | Covered from launch through March 29, 2025 | Amazon listing |
| iPhone 16 Pro | September 2024 | Covered from launch through March 29, 2025 | Amazon listing |
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | September 2024 | Covered from launch through March 29, 2025 | Amazon listing |
| iPhone 16e | February 2025 | Covered from launch through March 29, 2025 | Amazon listing |
The standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are not eligible devices because they never ran Apple Intelligence. The iPhone 14 and every earlier model are out for the same reason. The iPhone 17 line is out because it launched after the class period closed. An iPhone 15 Pro bought at launch in September 2023 does not qualify either; the purchase has to fall on or after June 10, 2024, the day Apple announced the features at issue.
How Much Can You Get?
The notice sets the payment at $25 per Eligible Device. That figure is a starting point, not a guarantee: it can be increased pro rata, up to a maximum of $95 per device, or decreased pro rata, depending on the total number of valid claims and devices claimed and on what the court awards in attorneys' fees, litigation expenses, service awards and notice and administration costs. All of those come out of the $250 million Total Settlement Amount before class members are paid.The direction of the adjustment depends on the claim rate. Plaintiffs' preliminary approval papers estimated that tens of millions of iPhones fall inside the class definition, which is why the $25 figure can move in either direction: a low claim rate leaves more of the fund per device, up to the $95 ceiling, and a claim rate higher than the parties assumed pushes the per-device amount below $25. Neither outcome is knowable until the December 21, 2026 deadline passes and the administrator finishes validating claims. Treat every per-device figure on this page as an estimate.
Each Eligible Device is a separate claim. An individual who bought two covered iPhones in the class period submits two claim forms, one per serial number, and is paid for each. A business that bought a fleet of eligible phones files once and attaches a list of the devices. The class representatives may ask for service awards of up to $2,000 each, and Class Counsel will file a motion for attorneys' fees and expenses that the settlement website is required to post by November 17, 2026, five weeks before the claim deadline, so class members can read it before deciding whether to object. How a pro rata distribution works in general is covered in our glossary.
What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?
No receipt, order confirmation or notice is required. When you start a claim on the settlement website, the first screen asks whether you have a Claim ID and PIN. Class members Apple's records identified received one by email or postcard, and entering it pre-fills the form. Everyone else picks the option for filing without a Claim ID and PIN and goes on to the same claim form, so a buyer who never received a notice is not locked out.What the form does require is information that identifies the phone. The primary field is the iPhone serial number, which is under Settings, General, About on the device, printed on the barcode label of the original box, and usually on the receipt or invoice. If you no longer have the serial number, the form lets you check a box and instead provide the Apple Account email address (the Apple Account ID) and the phone number that was used with the iPhone. One of those two sets of details is required for every device claimed; the administrator matches it against the purchase records Apple provided under the settlement.
Individuals are limited to one payment per eligible device and file a separate claim form for each phone. The entity claim form works the same way but lets a business attach a single list of serial numbers, or Apple Account emails and phone numbers, covering every device it bought. Both forms end with a declaration of truthfulness, and the notice says claims are subject to audit, review and validation. A claim that is incomplete, inaccurate or late is rejected and the right to a payment is waived.
How to find your iPhone serial number for the claim form
The serial number is a 10- or 12-character string of letters and numbers that is unique to the phone. There are five places to look, roughly in order of how likely you are to still have them:1. On the phone itself. Open Settings, tap General, then About. The Serial Number line is near the top. Touch and hold the value to copy it, then paste it straight into the claim form; this avoids mixing up a zero and the letter O.
2. In your Apple Account, from any device. On an iPhone, iPad or Mac signed in to the same Apple Account, open Settings (System Settings on a Mac), tap your name at the top, and scroll to the device list. Tap the iPhone and its serial number is shown. On the web, sign in at account.apple.com and open the Devices section. This works even if the phone has since been sold, lost or traded in, as long as it is still listed on the account.
3. On the original box. The barcode label on the bottom of the retail box lists the serial number next to the IMEI.
4. On the receipt or invoice. Apple Store and apple.com receipts, and most carrier invoices, print the serial number of each device sold. An Apple purchase can also be looked up in the Apple Store app or in the order history at apple.com.
5. In an iTunes or Finder backup. If the phone was ever backed up to a Mac or PC, open Finder (or iTunes on Windows), go to the device or backup listing, and the serial number is shown with the backup details.
The claim form asks for the serial number, not the IMEI. If you can only find the IMEI, dial *#06# on the phone to display it, but the form still wants the serial; with the phone in hand the About screen is the faster route. If the serial number cannot be found by any of these routes, use the form's checkbox to supply the Apple Account email address and the phone number that was used with the iPhone instead. Both fields have to be the ones tied to that phone during the class period, since the administrator matches them against Apple's purchase records.
What Is the Deadline?
December 21, 2026. An online claim must be submitted, and a paper claim form must be postmarked, by that date. The notice gives a date only, with no time of day or time zone, so this page publishes only the date; do not count on the online form staying open into the evening of December 21 in every time zone.The same date governs the other two choices a class member has. A request to be excluded from the settlement must be postmarked by December 21, 2026, and a written objection must be filed with the court or postmarked by December 21, 2026. The court will hold the final approval hearing on February 24, 2027 at 9:00 a.m. at the San Jose courthouse of the Northern District of California. The notice warns that the court may move the hearing without further notice to the class, and says the current date can be confirmed on the settlement website.
How Do You Take Action?
Filing is free and there is no reason to pay anyone to do it for you. The steps on the official settlement website are:1. Go to Smartphone AI Settlement and choose whether you are filing as an individual or as a business or entity.
2. Choose whether you have a Claim ID and PIN from an email or postcard notice. If you do, enter them; if you do not, select the option to file online without one.
3. Enter your name, current mailing address, email address and phone number.
4. Enter the iPhone serial number, or check the box saying you do not have it and provide the Apple Account email and the phone number used with the device.
5. Pick a payment method. Online filers can choose a paper check, PayPal, Venmo or a direct deposit by ACH. A mailed paper claim form can only be paid by check.
6. Read the declaration, which certifies that you bought the phone in the United States in the class period and expected Siri Apple Intelligence features you did not receive, and submit.
7. Repeat for each additional eligible iPhone. Keep the confirmation for your records.
A printable claim form for individuals and a separate one for businesses are posted under Case Documents on the settlement website for anyone who prefers to file by mail; the mailing instructions are on the form itself. Paper filers should allow time for the postmark, since a form postmarked after December 21, 2026 is rejected.
Opting out or objecting instead
Class members who would rather keep the right to sue Apple over the same conduct can exclude themselves by mailing a signed, dated written request to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked by December 21, 2026, that names the case, gives the class member's contact details and states that they want to opt out. Opt-outs are individual only; the notice prohibits group, mass or class opt-outs, and a person who both files a claim and opts out is treated as excluded unless the opt-out is withdrawn. Someone who opts out receives no payment.Class members who stay in the settlement but dislike its terms, the fee request or the service awards can object in writing to the court by the same date, electronically through the court's filing system or by mail, using the format the notice sets out. An objector may appear at the February 24, 2027 hearing but does not have to. You cannot both opt out and object, and the court can only approve or reject the settlement, not order a larger one.
What Happens Next?
Class Counsel's motion for attorneys' fees, expenses and service awards is due to be posted on the settlement website by November 17, 2026. Claims, opt-outs and objections close on December 21, 2026. The court then holds the final approval hearing on February 24, 2027 and decides whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, and how much to award in fees and service awards.If the court grants final approval, payments follow the settlement's effective date, which is reached only after the time for any appeal has run or any appeal is resolved. The notice states that if there is no appeal, benefits will be processed promptly after that point. Neither the notice nor the settlement website names a payment date, and this page will not guess at one. An appeal by an objector would push everything later. This page will be updated when the court rules and again when the administrator announces a payment schedule.
Sources and Verification
Every date, dollar figure and device on this page comes from the court-authorized settlement documents and the official settlement website:• The court-approved long-form notice in Landsheft, et al. v. Apple Inc., Case No. 5:25-cv-02668-NW (N.D. Cal.), embedded in full below, for the class definition, the seven Eligible Devices, the class period, the $250 million Total Settlement Amount, the $25 per-device payment and $95 cap, the December 21, 2026 deadlines, the February 24, 2027 hearing, the $2,000 service-award cap and Apple's denial of wrongdoing.
• The official settlement website, Smartphone AI Settlement, administered by Verita, for the July 17, 2026 preliminary approval date, the September 21, 2026 start of the claim period, the online claim form's Claim ID and no-Claim-ID paths, the serial number and Apple Account fields, the payment options and the original-purchaser condition.
• The individual and entity paper claim forms posted on the settlement website, for the one-form-per-device rule, the device list for businesses, the check-only rule for mailed claims and the declaration each claimant signs.
• The docket in the Northern District of California, for the case number, the assigned judge and the May 5, 2026 preliminary approval motion. OpenClassActions covered the proposed settlement when it was filed in a May 2026 news article that traces the case from the June 2024 announcement to the motion.
This settlement is unrelated to the $95 million Apple Siri privacy settlement in Lopez v. Apple, which paid out in January 2026; a September 2026 update explains how to get an expired Lopez payment reissued. Filing in one has no bearing on the other.
Questions
Do I need a receipt or a Claim ID to file an Apple Intelligence settlement claim?
No. The online claim form has a path for people who received a Claim ID and PIN by email or postcard and a separate path for people who did not, so a notice is not required. Instead of a receipt, the form asks for the iPhone's serial number, found under Settings, General, About, or on the barcode of the original box. If you do not have the serial number, you can enter the Apple Account email address and the phone number used with the iPhone instead. Every claim is subject to audit against Apple's purchase records.
Which iPhone models are covered by the Apple Siri Apple Intelligence settlement?
Seven models: iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16e, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. The standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus are not included, and neither are older iPhones or the iPhone 17 line, which launched after the class period. The device must have been bought new in the United States between June 10, 2024 and March 29, 2025 by a U.S. resident, for personal or business use rather than resale.
How much will each iPhone owner get from the Apple Intelligence settlement?
The notice sets the payment at $25 per eligible device, adjusted pro rata depending on how many valid claims are filed, how many devices are claimed and what the court awards in attorneys' fees, service awards and administration costs. The per-device amount can rise to a maximum of $95 if claims are low, or fall below $25 if claims are high. Each eligible iPhone is paid separately, so a household that bought three covered phones can file three claims. The final figure will not be known until all claims are processed.
Can a business file a claim in the Apple Intelligence settlement?
Yes. The settlement website offers a separate claim path for businesses and other entities that bought eligible iPhones for their own use rather than for resale. An authorized representative who is employed by the entity and has personal knowledge of the purchases files on its behalf, and an entity that bought several devices attaches a list of the serial numbers, or the Apple Account emails and phone numbers, for each one.
Is this the same as the $95 million Apple Siri privacy settlement?
No. The earlier case, Lopez v. Apple, paid about $8 per Siri device over allegations that Siri recorded conversations without consent, and its payments went out in January 2026. This settlement, Landsheft v. Apple, is a false advertising case about the Apple Intelligence Siri features Apple promoted for the iPhone 16 launch. Different theory, different class period and a different, higher per-device payment. Having filed in the Lopez settlement has no effect on a claim here.
How and when will Apple Intelligence settlement payments be sent?
Online filers choose a paper check, PayPal, Venmo or a direct bank deposit; a mailed paper claim form can only be paid by check. No payment can be sent until the court grants final approval at the February 24, 2027 hearing and any appeals are resolved. No payment date has been announced. The notice says that if there is no appeal, payments will be processed promptly after the settlement becomes effective.
Official Settlement Notice
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Settlement Amount
$250,000,000
Case Title
Landsheft, et al. v. Apple Inc.
Case Number
5:25-cv-02668-NW
Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (San Jose)
Final Approval Hearing
February 24, 2027 at 9:00 AM
Courtroom 3, 5th Floor, San Jose Courthouse · Hon. Noël Wise
Administrator
Verita Global, LLC
Official Website
Smartphone AI Settlement
