How to Collect on Apple's $250 Million AI iPhone Settlement

The company will start paying the quarter-billion-dollar sum to settle a lawsuit over delayed and missing AI features.

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If you purchased an iPhone 16 or iPhone 15, eager to try out all the new Apple Intelligence features the company had previewed during its announcement, you might be able to get some money back because those features didn't materialize on time.

Depending on what Apple announces at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference, you might even see the cash before some of the features.

Apple this week settled a shareholder lawsuit and agreed to pay $250 million to customers who bought the iPhone 16 and some iPhone 15 models during a specified period. The lawsuit alleged that Apple misled customers by promising AI features that didn't ship when the new devices did. Payouts between $25 and $95 per eligible device are expected.

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