$95 Million Apple Siri Privacy Settlement (Lopez v. Apple): Payments, Amounts and Final Reissues

The class action was filed in 2019 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California as Lopez et al. v. Apple Inc., No. 4:19-cv-04577. It alleged that Siri-enabled devices sometimes activated without anyone saying "Hey Siri," recorded private conversations, and that Apple obtained those recordings and shared some with third parties, such as contractors who reviewed audio to grade Siri's accuracy.

Apple denied all of the allegations and agreed to pay $95 million without admitting it did anything improper or unlawful. Judge Jeffrey S. White granted final approval on September 4, 2025, overruled the objections, and found the settlement fair, adequate, and reasonable under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23. The settlement website lists a notice of appeal and a later notice of dismissal among its case documents; the appeal did not stop payments, which began in January 2026.

Google faced nearly identical claims over Google Assistant; see the Google Assistant $68 million settlement. For Apple cases still moving, see our Apple lawsuit tracker.

The settlement class covered individual current or former owners or purchasers of a Siri-enabled device who:

• lived in the United States or its territories;
• owned or bought a Siri-enabled iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook, iMac, HomePod, iPod touch, or Apple TV and had Siri enabled;
• experienced an unintended Siri activation during a conversation intended to be confidential or private; and
• had that happen between September 17, 2014 and December 31, 2024 (the class period).

Claimants swore under oath to each of these points and could claim up to five Siri devices. Apple, its affiliates, officers, directors, and employees, and the judges on the case and their families were excluded. Owning an iPhone was not enough by itself; the class was tied to an unintended activation during a private conversation.

The plan of allocation set a pro rata payment capped at $20 per Siri device, up to five devices, for a maximum of $100. The cap was never close to being reached because so many people filed.

In an August 20, 2025 declaration, administrator Angeion Group reported 2,487,788 claim forms received. It had validated 2,213,476 claims covering 7,649,720 devices and estimated the recovery at approximately $8.00 per device. That fund had to cover notice and administration costs, court-awarded attorneys' fees, and service awards first; see who pays the lawyers in a class action.

Devices claimed	Cap	Reported payment
1	$20	About $8
3	$60	About $24
5	$100	About $40

CBS News reported on January 26, 2026 that claimants began seeing deposits of $8 to $40 labeled "Lopez Voice Assistant," and cited 9to5Mac figures of an average of $8.02 per device and a top payment of $40.10. That gap between the $20 headline and the real check is typical; our guide on why payouts are smaller than expected explains the math.

Claims were filed on the official website, LopezVoiceAssistantSettlement.com, or by mail. People who received an email or postcard used a Claim Identification Code and Confirmation Code; others could still file by confirming their eligibility under oath. The administrator reviewed proof of purchase documentation and postmarks on a portion of claims before approving them.

Payments went out by the method each claimant chose on the claim form, including electronic transfers and paper checks. A deposit labeled "Lopez Voice Assistant" is the settlement payment, not a scam. If you are unsure whether a payment or email is real, compare it with our guide to settlement scams; real administrators never charge a fee to release your money.

Event	Date
Class period	September 17, 2014 to December 31, 2024
Claim, opt-out, and objection deadline	July 2, 2025
Final approval hearing	August 22, 2025
Final approval order	September 4, 2025
First payments reported	Late January 2026
Final reissued payments	September 21, 2026
Last day to cash reissues	November 5, 2026

As of September 2026, the settlement website says no additional reissue requests are being processed. Money in uncashed checks after the final deadline is handled under the settlement agreement and court orders; see what happens to unclaimed settlement money.

If you did not file by July 2, 2025, you cannot be paid from this settlement, and unless you opted out, you released your claims against Apple over these allegations. Only people who filed a valid claim receive money.

If you did file, check your email, bank account, PayPal or Venmo, and mail for a payment or a reissue notice. A reissued payment sent on September 21, 2026 must be cashed or deposited by November 5, 2026. Contact the administrator, Angeion Group, through the official website or at 1-888-981-4106 if something looks wrong. Our guide to what to do if you have not received a settlement check walks through the steps.

About 13,721 exclusion requests were received, most sent in bulk through two law firms, and the court addressed their validity separately. People who validly opted out kept their right to sue on their own but received nothing from this fund.

Voice assistant recording cases are a recurring theme. Besides Google Assistant, Amazon has faced suits over Alexa recordings; see the Amazon Alexa privacy lawsuit. Apple is also paying buyers of iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro models in a separate case over delayed Siri AI features; claims there are open until December 21, 2026 on the Apple iPhone AI settlement page.

If you believe a company recorded or shared your private data in a way that caused real harm beyond what a class deal covers, a free case review can connect you with independent attorneys who handle privacy cases.