Apple has made multiple offers to close the 2024 DOJ iPhone antitrust case. Talks are active. No trial date is set.
Apple and the Department of Justice are in early discussions about settling the 2024 antitrust lawsuit that claims the company violated competition law through its iPhone ecosystem, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
Apple has made multiple offers this year to close the case. The talks are active. There is no guarantee of an agreement, and no trial date has been set, the people familiar with the matter said.
The DOJ sued Apple under the Biden administration alongside 19 states and the District of Columbia. The complaint alleged Apple blocked super apps, discouraged outside messaging solutions and cloud streaming apps, restricted rival digital wallets, and hindered smartwatch competition. Apple lost a bid to dismiss the case in June 2025.
A separate legal front adds urgency. The Supreme Court recently refused to pause a contempt order against Apple in the Epic Games dispute. Resolving the DOJ case would reduce the company's overall antitrust exposure.
Apple has already addressed several of the original complaints. It launched a mini apps program, opened Messages to the RCS standard led by Google, allowed cloud-streaming apps, and opened the iPhone's NFC payment chip to third-party apps. The Apple Watch still does not work with Android. Apple has improved compatibility with non-Apple watches on the iPhone.
The Trump administration's DOJ is pushing to settle antitrust cases inherited from the Biden era. Stanley Woodward, the No. 3 DOJ official overseeing antitrust, views settlements as a way to save taxpayer money and deliver faster consumer relief than multi-year litigation, people familiar with his thinking said. Whether the 19 state attorneys general are part of the settlement talks is unknown.
Regulators globally are pressing Apple to open its platforms. A DOJ settlement could set the template for how much Apple concedes before its other cases reach trial. No trial date has been set. A formal settlement proposal would require court approval if reached.
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