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Apple just agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it misled users about sharing app subscriptions with their Family Sharing groups. Read on to see if you’re eligible for a payout.

The lawsuit, filed in 2019 in the Superior Court of California, accused Apple of falsely promising users they could share any app subscription with their family members. The lawsuit claimed users were misled into buying subscriptions they couldn’t actually share, costing them money.

Apple says it did nothing wrong, but it agreed to pay $25 million to settle the case instead of facing a potentially expensive legal battle.

So who is eligible for a cut? The lawsuit settlement reads, “All persons who initiated the purchase of a subscription to an app through the Apple App Store, excluding subscriptions to first-party Apple apps, during the period June 21, 2015, through January 30, 2019, while enrolled in a Family Sharing group that had at least one other member at the time of the purchase, and who Apple’s records indicate were resident in the United States at the time of the purchase.”

To say it simply, if you meet the following criteria, you can claim a share of the settlement:

  • You were part of a Family Sharing group with at least one other person between June 2015 and January 2019.
  • You lived in the US during that time.
  • You bought a non-Apple app subscription through the App Store during that period.

The exact amount depends on how many people file claims, but it could be up to $50 per person (via MacRumors).

Eligible users have until March 1, 2024, to file a claim. You can do it easily on the Family Sharing Plan lawsuit website. A final hearing is set for April 2, 2024, to finalize the settlement.

If you think you might qualify, check the website and file your claim before the deadline. You could get some money back for that app subscription you couldn’t share with your family.

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