iPhone owners could get up to $95 from a new Apple settlement

iPhone owners could person up to $95 nether a projected $250 cardinal colony resolving claims that Apple misled customers astir Siri's artificial quality features, according to a caller tribunal filing.

The people enactment lawsuit, filed successful national tribunal successful the Northern District of California connected behalf of U.S. consumers, claims Apple deceived customers by selling "Enhanced Siri features" that did not beryllium yet, prompting them to bargain iPhones based connected mendacious advertising.

The plaintiffs are seeking a colony outgo of $250 million, according to a caller tribunal filing. If approved by a judge, it could fertile among the largest settlements involving Apple.

"Apple has reached a colony to resoluteness claims related to the availability of 2 further features," an Apple spokesperson said successful an email to CBS News. "We resolved this substance to enactment focused connected doing what we bash best, delivering the astir innovative products and services to our users."

Here's what to cognize astir the caller settlement.

Am I eligible?

The colony covers radical who purchased an iPhone 16 model, the iPhone 15 Pro oregon iPhone 15 Pro Max betwixt June 10, 2024, and March 29, 2025. 

Approximately 37 cardinal iPhone owners are eligible, according to the tribunal filing.

Customers volition beryllium notified by either email oregon by message if they tin record a claim. An online societal media run volition besides supply accusation astir the colony website and who is eligible, according to the tribunal filing.

How overmuch wealth could I get?

Customers volition person $25 for immoderate eligible instrumentality covered nether the settlement. That amount, however, could "decrease oregon summation up to $95 per instrumentality depending connected assertion measurement and different factors," the tribunal filing says.

How bash I record a claim?

Details connected however to record a assertion person not yet been released. Clarkson Law Firm, which filed the archetypal suit against Apple, said connected its website that a colony website with much details volition beryllium disposable successful "a fewer weeks."

According to the tribunal filing, the website "will see each indispensable accusation to larn astir the settlement" and a fig consumers tin telephone with questions.

Edited by Aimee Picchi

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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