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They promised Apple Intelligence with iPhone 15 Pro and more recent models.

Now [relevant parts of] Siri AI is restricted to iPhone 17 / iPhone Air and more recent models.

People who believed Apple and bought an iPhone 16 to use with Apple Intelligence are getting the shaft.

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What Apple said was that on-device models would be from the iPhone Air/17 Pro models and newer. That doesn't mean that the iPhone 15 Pro to 16 wouldn't get Apple Intelligence via Private Cloud Compute, though that probably means they won't have on-device models. I don't remember the marketing for those phones promising on-device models, just Apple Intelligence capabilities in general.

You are correct

And there was a lawsuit and those users will be compensated.

This new update for 17pro is no longer misleading

“Apple has agreed to pay some iPhone buyers a collective $250m (£184m) to end a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading people about new artificial intelligence (AI) features and capabilities.”

Yes thank you. You are good.

This only applies to the US, or does it?

There are active lawsuits

Get a whole $25-$95!

https://clarksonlawfirm.com/lp/apple-intelligence-false-adve...

I have an iPhone 16 and I don't feel like I'm getting the shaft. It sounds like there's one specific customization thing that'll only work on the pro models? Not an issue. At some point in a few years I'll buy a new phone and it'll be the latest again, and then it won't be.

I'll probably get downvoted, but my guess is that they realized they need a cutting-edge local model that would only work decently on the most powerful iPhones. And I see why Apple would choose to give no AI at all rather than use a weaker model that will hinder user experience.

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