#batterygate

[digitalyogii]

Owners of the iPhone 14 and 14 Pro are expressing dissatisfaction with the declining battery capacity.

Some iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro users are experiencing battery degradation concerns akin to the “batterygate” debacle. Within a year of usage, these individuals are witnessing a faster-than-expected decline in battery capacity. A prime example is Sam Kohl, who recently tweeted that his iPhone 14 Pro’s battery capacity had already dropped to 90 percent, a much swifter decline compared to his…

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Apple to pay $14.4M to settle 'Batterygate' lawsuit in Canada

A Canadian court in British Columbia has given its approval for a settlement to end a class-action lawsuit over alleged iPhone throttling. Apple pay out up to $14.4 million. Malcolm Owen for AppleInsider: ‎ The class-action lawsuit alleged that Apple’s software updates slowed down the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 models, allegations that Apple firmly denies. However, to deal with the lawsuit, Apple…

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iPhone owners get $92 payouts from Apple in throttling settlement

Apple’s iPhone 6 In yet another testament to the expediency of the U.S. judicial “system,” iPhone users had to submit claims in Apple’s iPhone thottling settlement by October 2020. They finally are getting paid in January 2024. The fiasco was otherwise know as “Batterygate.” Apple agreed in 2020 to pay up to $500 million to settle lawsuit alleging it secretly slowed down phones to address issues…

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Mass lawsuit against Apple over iPhone batteries may proceed, London tribunal rules

Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus Apple on Wednesday lost a bid to block a mass London lawsuit worth up to $1.9 billion which accuses the company of using ‘defective’ batteries in millions of iPhones. Reuters: ‎ The lawsuit was brought by British consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of around 24 million iPhone users in the United Kingdom. Gutmann is seeking damages from Apple on their behalf of up to…

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[pavel-nosok]

Apple Will Start Sending Payouts for $500 Million 'Batterygate' Lawsuit Soon

Apple users are finally receiving their $65 payout following a 2018 class action lawsuit claiming Apple intentionally slowed down iPhones in an effort to push consumers to upgrade to a newer phone. The company agreed to pay up to $500 million to resolve the lawsuit in March 2020, but two iPhone owners filed an appeal… Read more…

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Apple to begin payments to iPhone users in$500 million 'Batterygate' iPhone throttling settlement

Apple will soon begin paying $65 to owners of older iPhone models after a judge cleared way for payments in class-action lawsuit over iPhone throttling, otherwise know as “Batterygate.” The company agreed in 2020 to pay up to $500 million to settle lawsuit alleging it secretly slowed down phones to address issues with older batteries. The iPhones models applicable in this case were iPhone 6, 6…

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Apple fights $2 billion UK lawsuit for 'throttling' millions of iPhones

Apple on Tuesday urged a London tribunal to block a $2 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of “throttling” millions of iPhones with software updates to conceal their “defective” batteries. Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus Sam Tobin for Reuters: The tech giant is facing a lawsuit worth up to 1.6 billion pounds plus interest, brought by consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of iPhone users…

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Apple sued for £750 million in UK for secretly 'throttling' iPhones in 2017

Apple sued for £750 million in UK for secretly ‘throttling’ iPhones in 2017

Apple has been hit with a multimillion-pound lawsuit that could result in millions of iPhone users being reimbursed over a secret decision the company made in a software update released in January 2017 that “throttled” the speed of older iPhones. Apple’s 4.7-inch iPhone 6s and 5.5-inch iPhone 6s Plus Proactive: Apple, which has acknowledged the “throttling”, maintains that this was to prevent…

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