Apple is battling the ongoing Batterygate Lawsuit, where the customers sued the company after facing performance throttling issues on the devices with the iOS updates. The lawsuit might have reached a settlement where Apple will soon be paying money to its roughly 3 million iPhone owners who filed the claim.

What is the Batterygate Lawsuit?

For those unaware, iPhone users started facing performance throttling issues on their phones after the iOS update back in 2017. Apple responded by admitting that the performance is throttling in iPhones as the battery life degrades. Since customers were not notified about this before the purchase, iPhone users sued the company for not being transparent about the device’s performance changes. They felt forced to buy the latest iPhone for a stable performance and battery life. This was later on called the Batterygate Lawsuit.

Who is Eligible for the claim?

Owners of the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, and the first-generation iPhone SE running on iOS 10.2.1 or above, who submitted the claim back in 2020 will be eligible for the compensation.

How much is Apple paying?

For those wondering, the amount the company will pay out to its roughly 3 million individuals who filed the claims will be around $65 each. It can be higher, as much as $90, depending upon the number of claims submitted.

It is still unclear how the people will get the settlement money or when they can expect to receive it. We will have to wait for Apple to make an official statement. So stay tuned.

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Earlier this week, Apple faced a fine of 10 million Euros (roughly 12 million US Dollars) in Italy after it was found to have misled consumers regarding this water resistance feature on iPhones. Now, the company is facing an additional set of lawsuits regarding its infamous “batterygate” practice.

For those unaware, the term “batterygate” is used to describe manufacturers intentionally slowing down or throttling the performance older phones. This is apparently done to preserve system stability of older devices running newer firmware, but the practice has come into question in recent years. The Cupertino based giant previously payed 113 million US Dollars in settlements to consumers over fraud allegations in the US for this practice for its iPhone 6, iPhone 7, and iPhone SE models.

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And now, a total of five European consumer organizations have filed another set of class actions lawsuits against Apple in Belgium and Spain. These allegations are over the similar planned obsolescence issue, and claims that iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s models are now facing intentional slowdowns as well. Furthermore, the lawsuit is asking the company to compensate customers affected by this issue with “at least €60 (around $70) per device” in both countries while additional lawsuits are being planned in Italy and Portugal.

Apple has always denied the claims of batterygate lawsuits and said that it only reached a settlement to pay up its users to “avoid burdensome and costly litigation.” In other words, the settlements were just to remove the case and not to deal with the issue. Earlier this year, the company even paid out 25 US Dollars to each of its US customers over the identical issue for the iPhone 6. So, we will have to wait and see how the company responds to this matter.

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Apple has announced that the company has agreed to pay $113 million to settle lawsuits over allegations that the company secretly throttled or slowed-down performance in older iPhone models — a controversy which is known as ‘batterygate.’

When the reports first came out about Apple slowing down the performance of older models of the iPhone, the company denied them. Later, the company said that it did so in order to extend the battery life.

This was seen as the company’s effort to nudge users to purchase the newer iPhones. Around 34 states in the United States, including Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, and the District of Columbia opened a probe into the matter.

Now, the matter being settled by Apple by agreeing to pay $113 million in a financial penalty and legal commitment to be more transparent in the future. However, as with many such settlements, Apple did not admit to breaking any laws or any other wrongdoing.

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Apple slowing down older iPhone‘s performance was deemed deceptive as the company had never disclosed such information. With slower performance, many users believed that the only option left is to upgrade to the newer model, generating millions of dollars for Apple.

Soon after the throttling issue was made public, Apple apologized and launched a battery replacement program. As a part of that program, it offered batteries for older devices for $29 and also added a new battery management feature to iOS.

Earlier this year, Apple agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding this same matter, by paying $500 million. This meant that the users of iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, and SE running iOS 10.2.1 or later would get $25 in compensation.

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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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Apple has reportedly agreed to pay about $500 million to settle a lawsuit filed against the company accusing it of slowing down performance of iPhones after the company admitted to throttling performance of older iPhones as it launches new models.

The preliminary proposed class-action settlement still requires approval by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California. If approved, Apple will be paying customers about $25 per iPhone, which may be adjusted up or down depending on how many iPhones are eligible, with a minimum total payout of $310 million.

However, as per the report, Apple denied wrongdoing and settled the nationwide case to avoid the burdens and costs of litigation. It covers U.S. owners of the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7Plus or SE that ran the iOS 10.2.1 or later. It also covers U.S. owners of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus that ran iOS 11.2 or later before December 21, 2017.

The lawsuit emerged after Apple complained about their phone performance getting slowed down after installing Apple software updates. The customers contend that Apple’s software updates intentionally degraded the performance of older models to encourage customers to unnecessarily upgrade to newer models or install new batteries.

On the other hand, Apple said that the problems were mainly due to high usage, temperature changes and other issues. It also added that the company’s engineers tried to address the problems as quickly as possible.

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Apple had earlier admitted that it lowers the clock speed of the processor on iPhones when the battery health degrades but had not mentioned it anywhere and customers were not informed that the company intentionally slows down the iPhone.

If the US-based tech giant had disclosed earlier that it throttles iPhone performance based on the battery health, users could just replace the battery on their device instead of being forced to purchase the new iPhone.

As the issue became public, Apple dropped the cost of battery replacements and also offered partial refunds to some iPhone owners who paid for a new battery. French and Italian authorities have censured Apple for the throttling controversy. France, on the other hand, has also fined Apple $27 million for the same issue.

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