Apple Starts Paying , Settlement Over Deliberate , Slowdown of iPhones.
BBC reports that Apple has started making
payments connected with a long-running
class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately
slowed down iPhones in the United States.
The $500 million settlement comes
out to about $92 for each claim.
In 2020, Apple agreed to settle the lawsuit,
while denying any wrongdoing, citing
concerns over the cost of ongoing litigation.
The case reportedly dates back to 2017
when Apple confirmed that it had deliberately
slowed down some older generations of iPhones. .
According to Apple, the "slowdown" was meant
to lengthen the phones' lifespan as the devices'
batteries aged and their performance decreased. .
BBC reports that Apple was accused of throttling
the performance of certain devices without
first informing the company's customers.
The resulting uproar forced Apple to offer
a cut-price battery replacement campaign
in order to address the problem.
Previously, Apple called the lawsuit "baseless," claiming, , "we have never - and would never -
do anything to intentionally shorten the life
of any Apple product, or degrade the user
experience to drive customer upgrades.".
Previously, Apple called the lawsuit "baseless," claiming, , "we have never - and would never -
do anything to intentionally shorten the life
of any Apple product, or degrade the user
experience to drive customer upgrades.".
Last November, Apple lost a bid to have
a similar lawsuit in the U.K. blocked. .
The U.K. case reportedly involves an
estimated 24 million iPhone users