{"id":1058491,"date":"2022-04-17T10:46:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T10:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/17\/apple-will-pay-up-to-500-million-for-slowing-down-older-iphones\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T10:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T10:46:13","slug":"apple-will-pay-up-to-500-million-for-slowing-down-older-iphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/17\/apple-will-pay-up-to-500-million-for-slowing-down-older-iphones\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple will pay up to $500 million for slowing down older iPhones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"396\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Iphone-696x396.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Iphone\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apple&#8217;s iPhones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Apple will pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of\u00a0slowing down older iPhone models\u00a0to compel users to buy new ones.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed settlement agreement requires\u00a0Apple\u00a0(AAPL)\u00a0to pay the owners of certain iPhone models $25 per affected device, totaling a minimum of $310 million and a maximum of $500 million, according to documents released on Friday in US District Court in San Jose, California.<\/p>\n<p>The amount each user receives could increase or decrease depending on how many claims are filed as well as any additional legal fees and expenses approved by the court, the document added.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement agreement, which is subject to approval by a judge on April 3, caps a legal battle that\u2019s gone on for more than two years during which Apple tried to ease a\u00a0global backlash.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE STORIES:  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company\u00a0admitted in December 2017\u00a0that it used software updates to slow down older iPhones, soon after angry customers and tech analysts flagged that the updates were causing diminished performance. <\/p>\n<p>Some of them\u00a0suggested that Apple did so to force users to upgrade to the latest iPhone model, but the company said it was aimed at addressing issues with older lithium-ion batteries that would make the phones suddenly shut down to protect their components.<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u00a0later apologized\u00a0and offered battery replacements to its customers for $79, which it\u00a0knocked down to $29\u00a0in January 2018. <\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s CEO, Tim Cook,\u00a0admitted a year later\u00a0that revenue for 2018 was partly hit by \u201csignificantly reduced pricing for iPhone battery replacements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>iPhone users in the United States can file settlement claims if they owned an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus or SE device bought before December 21, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"2DLSIV3ey4I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DLSIV3ey4I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s iPhones Apple will pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of\u00a0slowing down older iPhone models\u00a0to compel users to buy new ones. 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