'$92 per claimant' Apple begins paying consumers in Batterygate lawsuit

 

Apple has begun paying consumers to settle lawsuits filed against it that claimed Apple deliberately slowed down iPhones. According to American media, 500 million US dollars are being paid in this settlement, which is 92 dollars per person for each complainant.

Initially, this amount is being paid only to American Apple users. Devices it applies to include iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE and iPhone 7 or iPhone running iOS 11.2 up to the December 21, 2017 update or later. 7 Plus included. On the other hand, UK Apple users are also waiting for developments in the same case.

In 2020, Apple denied breaking the law and agreed to 'settle' a lawsuit filed in 2017 that accused the firm of deliberately slowing down phones over time. have been. In the lawsuit, consumers accused Apple of fraud by claiming that the company reduced the performance of iPhones as their batteries aged. In response, Apple issued an official apology, reduced the price of battery services, and introduced a new option for users to turn off the feature. In addition, Apple introduced new features in the iOS software to reduce the deterioration of battery health over time.

It should be noted that Apple quietly rolled out performance throttling to prevent unexpected iPhone shutdowns. This happened when it became apparent that iPhone batteries could not maintain high performance as they aged. The problem started when Apple introduced it in the iOS 10.2.1 update in February 2017 without informing users about the change. During November last year, Apple tried to stop one such case in the UK, but the company faced failure.

In the UK, Apple was sued by champion Justin Gutman, a consumer. Guttman claimed that Apple defrauded 25 million users by 'throttling' their phones without telling them. The models reportedly affected included the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7 and 7 Plus. Gutman accused Apple of taking advantage of its market dominance in the UK to force people to pay for replacement batteries or entirely new phones. Gutman has sued Apple for 1.6 billion pounds. Apple previously paid $113 million to settle a similar case in Arizona and $500 million to settle another case in California.