Apple settles ~$250M with iPhone 15/16 owners over delayed Apple Intelligence/Siri claims

Apple agreed to a settlement (~$250M, with Source A pegging it at $345M) with iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 owners who bought devices between June 2024 and March 2025, over class-action claims that Apple Intelligence and the promised AI-powered Siri overhaul were misleadingly advertised. Apple denied wrongdoing. iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26.5 shipped the same week with encrypted RCS messaging — but the full Siri AI revamp remains absent and is now pushed past iOS 27.