Apple agreed to pay up to $14.4 million (CAD) to settle a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleged the company secretly throttled the performance of some iPhone models (“batterygate”), and eligible customers can now submit a claim for payment. Apple’s settlement received court approval on March 4, and the claims period began today, according […]
Read MoreA court in British Columbia, Canada today approved Apple’s settlement related to the iPhone battery throttling controversy in 2018, according to CBC News. Apple agreed to pay up to $14.4 million (CAD) to settle a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleged the company secretly throttled the performance of some iPhone models. Each affected customer […]
Read MoreCanadians may soon be eligible to receive a payment from Apple following the company’s iPhone battery throttling controversy in 2017. Apple has agreed to pay up to $14.4 million (CAD) to settle a class action lawsuit in Canada that alleged the company secretly throttled the performance of some iPhone models, and the British Columbia Supreme […]
Read MoreApple in 2020 agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the U.S. that accused the company of “secretly throttling” some iPhone models, and payouts finally started going out this week to individuals who submitted a claim. The website for the so-called “batterygate” settlement said payments would likely start […]
Read MoreA legal claim in the United Kingdom over Apple’s 2017 “throttling” controversy has been allowed to move forward by the Competition Appeal Tribunal, according to Reuters. Consumer advocate Justin Gutmann filed the claim back in June 2022, originally seeking a total of £750 million for up to 25 million iPhone users in the UK whose […]
Read MoreA South Korean court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit seeking compensation from Apple over allegations the company deliberately slowed down the performance of older iPhones in order to compel customers to buy new models (via The Korea Herald). “The lawsuit is dismissed,” a court judge briefly said, without elaborating as to the reason for the […]
Read MoreA UK consumer champion has launched a £750 million ($907 million) legal claim against Apple over the 2017 iPhone throttling controversy that saw a software update effectively slow down older devices (via The Guardian). Market researcher Justin Gutmann has filed the claim with the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal seeking the damages for up to 25 […]
Read MoreSpain’s Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) last week sent a letter (via iPhoneros) demanding that Apple compensate customers for “reported obsolescence practices” related to recent iPhone models including the iPhone 12, iPhone 11, iPhone 8, and iPhone XS. According to the OCU, Apple’s iOS 14.5, iOS 14.5.1, and iOS 14.6 updates have “significantly damaged […]
Read MoreApple will pay $3.4 million in Chile to settle a lawsuit that accused the Cupertino company of programming a limited lifespan into some of its products to force consumers to upgrade. 150,000 iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, and SE owners sued Apple over the same “iPhone Slowdown” issue that Apple has […]
Read MoreApple faces a new class-action lawsuit that accuses it of deliberately releasing iOS updates that slowly reduce the performance of an iPhone, forcing customers to upgrade their devices. The lawsuit comes from the Portuguese Consumer Protection Agency, Deco Proteste (via Marketeer), which in a statement says that it will proceed with a case against the […]
Read MoreAn EU consumer advocacy group has filed class-action lawsuits against Apple in both Belgium and Spain for “unfair and misleading commercial practices” related to the iPhone performance management system it introduced in iOS 10.2.1 without informing customers. Brought by Euroconsumers, which describes itself as the “world’s leading consumer cluster organization,” the suits allege that the […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, several states launched an investigation into Apple’s iPhone “throttling” practices, aiming to determine whether Apple’s slowing of older iPhones through power management “violated deceptive trade practice laws.” The investigation has now concluded, and Apple has opted to pay $113 million to settle the matter, reports The Washington Post. Apple has also agreed […]
Read MoreApple is facing another probe on its iPhone “throttling” practices, this time from Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich, reports Reuters. The probe, which may also involve Texas, has been ongoing since October 2018 and is attempting to determine whether Apple’s deliberate slowing of older iPhones “violated deceptive trade practice laws.” Last week, reports suggested that […]
Read MoreEarlier this year, Apple agreed to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit that accused the company of “secretly throttling” older iPhone models. Now, eligible iPhone owners are beginning to be notified about their legal rights and options. Under the proposed settlement, Apple will provide a cash payment of approximately $25 to each eligible iPhone owner […]
Read MoreApple has agreed to pay up to $500 million to settle a long-running class action lawsuit in the United States that accused the company of “secretly throttling” older iPhone models, as reported by Reuters.Each affected iPhone user in the class would receive $25, according to the preliminary settlement, reviewed by MacRumors. The amount could increase […]
Read MoreApple has been fined 25 million euros by a French consumer fraud group for intentionally slowing down some iPhone models with a software update.The Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and the Suppression of Fraud (DGCCRF), which is part of the country’s economy ministry, concluded that Apple had failed to inform users that iOS updates to […]
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