Apple Begins Paying iPhone Users in $500 Million Reconciliation Settlement

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With the judge paving the way for a $500 million settlement, Apple will pay about $65 to each plaintiff participating in the 2020 class action lawsuit. The lawsuit comes after Apple admitted to slowing down the performance of some iPhone models in 2017.

Eligible iPhone models include iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, SE running iOS 10.2.1 or later before December 21, 2017. iPhone 7 and 7 Plus running iOS 11.2 or later before the same date.

The settlement awarded more than 3 million claimants a total of $310 million to $500 million in damages, though it has not yet been determined how much will be paid to customers. $65 is an estimate. However, the deadline for lawsuit participation was October 6, 2020, so only some owners of these iPhone models will get paid.

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Apple was accused of intentionally slowing the performance of these iPhone models in 2018 after users began complaining of unexpected shutdowns in 2015 and 2016. Shutdowns happen spontaneously, even if the phone’s battery life is over 30%. The hardware and the growing demand for continuous updates to the iPhone’s operating system, iOS.

Apple has taken these complaints into account and released a software update that fixes the shutdown issue. However, the update only reduced the performance of these iPhones to “prevent the device from shutting down unexpectedly” in cold weather, low battery, or aging. . statement at the time.

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Apple was embroiled in a lawsuit in 2017 after admitting that it deliberately slowed the performance of some older iPhone models to prevent other shutdown issues.