A couple of years ago, Apple was sued for secretly throttling the performance of iPhones as it gets older. Earlier this year, the company agreed to settle the class-action lawsuit. Now, the eligible iPhone owners are getting notified about their legal rights and options.
To those who submit a claim, Apple is offering cash payouts of up to $25 to eligible customers who submit a claim. However, the total payout will be between $310 million and $500 million. So, the exact amount that each iPhone owner gets will vary based on the number of claims submitted.
The U.S. residents who own or had previously owned an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and/or iPhone SE that ran iOS 10.2.1 or later, and/or an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus that ran iOS 11.2 or later, before December 21, 2017, are eligible.
On top of that, the class members must have experienced “diminished performance” on their devices. All claims must be submitted online or received by letter mail by October 6, 2020, or else payment is forfeited.
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For those who are unaware, the “batterygate” was one of the major fiasco for Apple. After some customers discovered that replacing the battery on older iPhones improved the performance, Apple admitted that it was throttling performance in iPhones as the battery life downgrades, which was not previously disclosed by the company.
Apple says that it settled the case to avoid burdensome and costly litigation and has denied all the allegations. So, the settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing by Apple, according to the U.S. District Court for Northern California.
Apart from this settlement, Apple has also been fined $27 million by the French regulators and a $5 million by an Italian watchdog group.
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