Apple Siri privacy settlement
Lopez et al. v. Apple Inc. Not Apple Intelligence.
Also known as Lopez Voice Assistant Settlement; Apple $95 million settlement
The lawsuit said Apple got, and sometimes shared, private talks after Siri turned on by mistake.
Copied from the official notice. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- You could get
- Amount not known yet Up to $20 per device, 5 devices.
Source
“Up to $20 per Siri Device (cap, depending on the number of valid claims)”
From the administrator site: Official FAQ. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- Payments
- Paid Payments issued; the settlement administrator (the company that handles claims) has not published the date. Has it paid yet? See payment status.
Source
“Final reissued payments are scheduled to be distributed September 21, 2026. Payments must be cashed or deposited by November 5, 2026. No additional reissue requests are being processed at this time.”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- Claims
- Closed Jul 2, 2025
Source
“you must complete and submit a valid Claim Form by July 2, 2025.”
From the administrator site: Official FAQ. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- Who can file
- U.S. owner; Siri turned on by mistake in a private talk, 2014-24
Source
“If you owned or purchased a Siri-enabled device and experienced an unintended Siri activation during a confidential or private communication between September 17, 2014 and December 31, 2024, you should read this Notice as it may impact your legal rights”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S.
Source
“Settlement Class Members who are individual current or former owners or purchasers of a Siri Device, who reside in the United States or its territories, and whose confidential communications were obtained by Apple and/or were shared with third parties as a result of an unintended Siri activation.”
From the administrator site: Official settlement site home page. Last compared Nov 3, 2026.
Quick answers
How much is the Apple Siri privacy settlement payout?
Amount not known yet. Up to $20 per device, 5 devices.
Can I still file a claim for the Apple Siri privacy settlement?
No. Claims closed on Jul 2, 2025.
When is the Apple Siri privacy settlement payout date?
Payments issued; the administrator has not published the date.
Is the Apple Siri privacy settlement legit?
The administrator is Angeion, and the official site is www.lopezvoiceassistantsettlement.com. Real notices point there; if a link in a message goes anywhere else, do not use it.
The official site never asks you to pay to file.
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Case details
- Case
- Lopez et al. v. Apple Inc.
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland Division
- Case number
- 4:19-cv-04577
- Administrator
- Angeion
- Official site
- www.lopezvoiceassistantsettlement.com
- Settlement fund
- $95 million
- Full payout terms
- Up to $20 per Siri device, up to 5 devicesUp to $20 per Siri Device (cap, depending on the number of valid claims)
Other dates
- Final approval granted
- From the court order we read.From the court's Final Approval Order (Dkt. 406), also shown on the docket. The court amended it on September 22 and October 14, 2025. Source: court record
The court’s exact words
Settlement Class Members who are individual current or former owners or purchasers of a Siri Device, who reside in the United States or its territories, and whose confidential communications were obtained by Apple and/or were shared with third parties as a result of an unintended Siri activation.
Quoted from the official notice. Read the notice for the full definition.
You may be included if you live in the U.S. or its territories and owned or purchased a Siri device, Sept. 17, 2014 to Dec. 31, 2024.
It covers an unintended Siri activation you had during a confidential or private communication.
Sources and checks (6)
Every fact people act on was copied from the official source and compared with it. How we check
- Official settlement site home page administrator site
- Official FAQ administrator site
- Official Important Documents page administrator site
- Final Approval Order, Lopez v. Apple, N.D. Cal., Dkt. 406 (hosted on the official site) court record
- CourtListener RECAP docket entry 406, Lopez v. Apple Inc., 4:19-cv-04577 (N.D. Cal.) court record
- Ninth Circuit order dismissing the objector appeal, No. 25-7160 (hosted on the official site) court record
What changedLast change Oct 3, 2026
- Added a note to the payment page: the administrator's site refers to reissued payments, so first payments have already gone out, but it gives no date for the original payments and does not say whether the reissue scheduled for September 21, 2026 happened. No payment date is shown. source document
- Status changed from payments pending to payments sent. The administrator's home page refers to final reissued payments, so first payments have already gone out; no date for the original payments is stated, so none is shown. This correction came from the independent second check. source document
- Payment-status record created. The court's Final Approval Order is dated September 4, 2025. The administrator's home page says final reissued payments were scheduled for September 21, 2026 and must be cashed by November 5, 2026; it gives no date for the original payments. source document
Questions
I already filed. What now?
If your claim was filed on time and accepted, it is in the pool. The administrator pays, usually after final approval and any appeals. Contact the administrator with your claim ID if something looks wrong. Never pay anyone to check on a claim.