If you have an iPhone, Apple might owe you money. Heres how to claim it.

Earlier this year, Apple settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to pay $250 million divided among U.S. iPhone owners.

Here's how to claim your share.

SEE ALSO: Apple reaches $250 million settlement over exaggerating Apple Intelligence's capabilities Apple launched its iPhone 16 series in 2024, marketing it as introducing an enhanced, next-generation Siri as well as AI tool suite Apple Intelligence .

The tech giant further stated at the time that such features would be coming to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models.

However, a class-action lawsuit claimed not only that these features failed to materialise when promised, but also that Apple knew it was incapable of delivering them on its advertised timeline.

An updated Siri recently launched in beta , two years after customers were told to expect it.

As such, the class-action lawsuit alleged that Apple's marketing breached consumer protection laws, enticing people to buy new iPhones on the basis of features that didn't exist.

Apple hasn't admitted any fault, but has agreed to pay a $250 million settlement to impacted parties.

If you bought an iPhone within the past few years, you may be one of them.

Are you eligible for Apple's $250 million class-action lawsuit payout? However, not all iPhone owners in the U.S. will have a claim to a piece of the pie.

In order to get a share of the $250 million settlement, you must first meet a few requirements: You must live and have purchased an iPhone in the U.S. (and not just to onsell it); You must have purchased the iPhone between Jun.

10, 2024 and Mar.

29, 2025; and The iPhone must be one of the eligible devices, namely the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max , or any iPhone 16 model.

That is, the iPhone 16 , iPhone 16e, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, or iPhone 16 Pro Max .