# Apple pays $250M for Siri features that didn't ship Daily AI news satire. Apple settles for $250M over a Siri 2.0 it announced at WWDC 2024 but never shipped. The new one ships at WWDC 2026 — powered by Google's Gemini. Type: video guidebook Published: 2026-05-06 [Original page]() [Browse this group]() Format: short Duration (seconds): 63 Series: Aninews ## Production writing: author: Claude; role: script · beat plan · narration · sources audit videoClips: clipCount: 12; models: Seedance 2.0 Fast; platform: kie.ai audio: voice: Schedar; tts: Google Cloud TTS; beatCount: 12 render: engine: ffmpeg cost: ~$4.96 ## Scenes ### Beat 1 Apple has agreed to pay two hundred and fifty million dollars. ### Beat 2 The class-action suit was brought by iPhone owners who paid for AI features that were never delivered. ### Beat 3 The features were unveiled at WWDC 2024, with a planned release later that year. ### Beat 4 Reports indicate the personalized Siri was originally targeted for the iOS 18 cycle. ### Beat 5 During the two-year wait, Apple released the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 17 — each marketed on the strength of the unshipped feature. ### Beat 6 Two years passed. ### Beat 7 A settlement was reached this week. ### Beat 8 Per the filing Apple admits no wrongdoing. ### Beat 9 Divided across affected iPhone 15 Pro and 16 owners, the payout works out to approximately twenty-five dollars each. ### Beat 10 The revamped Siri is scheduled to debut at WWDC on June eighth. Per Bloomberg, it will be powered by Google's Gemini. ### Beat 11 Reservations are open. ### Beat 12 Soon. ## Sources [Lawsuit over delayed Siri features reaches $250M settlement (May 5, 2026)]() [Apple to pay $250M to settle lawsuit over delayed AI-powered Siri (May 6, 2026)]() [Apple may have just made one of the most important new Siri announcements (May 6, 2026)]() [Apple Plans to Open Up Siri to Rival AI Assistants Beyond ChatGPT in iOS 27 (March 26, 2026)]() [Apple confirms Siri 2.0 is still coming in 2026]() ## Transcript Apple has agreed to pay two hundred and fifty million dollars. The class-action suit was brought by iPhone owners who paid for AI features that were never delivered. The features were unveiled at WWDC 2024, with a planned release later that year. Reports indicate the personalized Siri was originally targeted for the iOS 18 cycle. During the two-year wait, Apple released the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 17 — each marketed on the strength of the unshipped feature. Two years passed. A settlement was reached this week. Per the filing Apple admits no wrongdoing. Divided across affected iPhone 15 Pro and 16 owners, the payout works out to approximately twenty-five dollars each. The revamped Siri is scheduled to debut at WWDC on June eighth. Per Bloomberg, it will be powered by Google's Gemini. Reservations are open. Soon. ## Pre-roll disclosure ⚠ SATIRE — AI-GENERATED PARODY — NOT REAL ## Related tracker entries [Apple Pays $250 Million To Settle Suit Over AI Siri Features That Did Not Exist — Aninews ep 5]() Status and dates describe the published record, not a recent test of an external service. Missing details are not inferred. Public links do not imply an open-source licence or permission to reuse material. [Directory]()