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Apple has begun paying those who joined a class action lawsuit over iPhone battery throttling in 2017, as checks appear to have hit the bank accounts of people affected by Apple’s decision to release iPhones with older batteries in 2017 slow down, were damaged. 2017.
McRoomers reported that readers of his website said they had seen checks for $92.17 deposited into their accounts, and later updated the story with an embedded post from a reader. In fact, the website set up for the settlement was updated in December to say that payments would likely be made that month.
This ends the “Batterygate” case that began in 2017 when a developer showed that some updates to the “iOS 10” operating system led to a drop in performance on older phones such as the “iPhone 6s” and “iPhone 7”.
The company did not previously specify the purpose of the slowdown, but later said it was to prevent phones from accidentally turning off once the battery drains past a certain level. Several class action lawsuits have emerged alleging that the company’s actions caused people to upgrade early rather than simply paying to replace their phone’s battery.
Apple’s iPhone Batterygate settlement payments are expected to be paid out soon, and you may be eligible for a portion of Apple’s Family Sharing settlement.
The company agreed to the settlement in 2020, and in August last year, one of the law firms representing clients in the lawsuit said the judge had cleared the final hurdle, an appeal, and put payments on hold, and that the money refunded will be sent soon.
The affected phones are the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus and the original iPhone SE. At the time, the company said the payments would be about $65.
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