Time is running out to claim part of a proposed $35 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed against Apple five years ago.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2019 as Tray, etc. v. Apple Inc., claimed that the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus had a faulty audio chip, which led to audio issues and limited calling and voice features. The iPhone 7 was First Apple phone without audio jack.

Apple denied the allegations and agreed in a $35 million class settlement in May 2023 to resolve them.

Now iPhone 7 or 7 Plus users who had audio problems and owned any model between September 16, 2016 and January 3, 2023 may qualify for up to $349 of the proposed solution.

^{iPhone 7 on September 17, 2016. (Photo by Hitoshi Yamada/NurPhoto via Getty Images)}

The deal only applies to US residents who reported audio problems with their iPhone 7 and 7 Plus to Apple within the specified time frame, including problems with the phone's speaker, microphone and receiver.

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Anyone who has paid Apple out-of-pocket for repairs or replacements related to those issues is also eligible.

The payout will be a minimum of $50 and a maximum of $349 for those who pay Apple for repairs or replacements, and up to $125 for anyone who reported audio-related problems with the phone to Apple.

This means that some may get what they paid Apple for repairs. of Apple STATEMENT in the settlement proposal shows that, on average, customers paid the tech giant $193 to fix the issues covered in the filing.

The deadline to submit an application is June 3. Affected Apple customers can access the claim form solution website.

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Apple is facing other lawsuits including one in March by the Department of Justice alleging anti-competitive practices.

The DOJ targeted Apple's developer fees and said the company made it difficult for customers to exit its ecosystem.

Apple said the lawsuit was “wrong in fact and law” and the company “will vigorously defend against it.”

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