Apple Will Pay Another $113M Over iPhones Throttling and Battery Issues
Back in 2017, Apple was throttling the speed of older iPhones. The company explained that it was just trying to help customers with their phones’ aging batteries and offered $29 battery replacements. But a lawsuit was filed and Apple ended up paying a total of $500 million in a class action settlement earlier in the year.
Now Apple has agreed to a second settlement with 34 US states for an additional $113 million. State attorneys general had sued Apple for hiding both the throttling and battery degradation. Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich led the multistate investigation and showed that Apple was quite aware of the scale of the issue.
They accuse Apple of knowingly hiding these actions in order to profit from customers. They thought they needed to buy new phones to avoid throttling or unexpected shutdowns. In fact, they only really needed to replace their phone batteries. This settlement hasn’t been fully approved by a judge yet.
For those who already field claims for the original $500 million class action settlement, the process is till underway. There’s a fairness hearing on December 4th that’ll decide whether the settlement was handled properly. The deadline to file claims has already passed. But those who already submitted their claims, should get a $25 check in the mail sometime next year.
Apple has been hit with two other lawsuits as well this year. A $1 billion lawsuit claims the company profits from iTunes gift card scams, and the other is for a total of $10 million for defective Powerbeats Earbuds.
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