Apple gets preliminary approval to pay $500 million to settle iPhone throttling lawsuit

Apple has just received preliminary approval to pay $500 million to settle a lawsuit over iPhone performance throttling. US District Judge Edward J Davila said that he wants to extend the final approval deadline because of the current pandemic and extend it to take place sometime in December.

During the hearing Friday, class counsel and attorneys for Apple both said the deal is fair, considering the litigation was hotly contested from the get-go and considering class members will receive cash payments of at least $25. They also said Apple has the email addresses for most class members so they think there will be a high claims rate. At the end of the hearing, the judge said he would preliminarily sign off on the deal, which he said is: ”fair, reasonable and adequate.”

This settlement would end more than a dozen lawsuits that were filed against Apple over its decision to throttle iPhone performance on older models to “preserve battery health.” This deal will make Apple pay $500 million to affected iPhone owners, but that translates to $25 per iPhone. This lawsuit covers iPhone SE, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, and 7 Plus, which ran iOS 11.2.1.

Source MacRumors

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This year’s new iPhone models may surpass iPhone 6 record sales

These year's iPhone model lineup may surpass the record sales that were established back in 2014 with the iPhone 6, or that's what supply chains think

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Best Buy’s Apple Back to School event has great deals in many Apple devices

Best Buy's Apple Back to School gives us great deals on Apple products like the MacBook Air and Pro models, iPad Pros, some iPhone models and more

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Apple v. Samsung ends, the HTC U12+ begins | #PNWeekly 306 (LIVE at 3p ET)

Nearly seven years later, we may finally have reached the end of this argument between two bickering tech giants. That and a really big phone this week on our show!

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Apple retroactively subsidizing iPhone battery replacements

Those who got the battery replaced on their iPhone 6 or newer device at an Apple-sanctioned facility anytime within 2017 are eligible to get $50 back.

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HTC uses iPhone 6 components in U12+ event teaser for a cheeky purpose

People have noticed that parts from the iPhone 6 and other phones were featured in a teaser image for HTC's next big phone. The company says that's exactly the point it wants to make.

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Apple captured 86 percent of Q4 2017 smartphone profits, 35 percent came from the iPhone X alone

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Apple is the unrivaled world heavyweight champion of smartphone profits, according to the latest Counterpoint Research analysis, with the iPhone X proving particularly lucrative during Q4 2017.

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Apple Stores employing contractors for on-site iPhone battery replacements

It seems that Apple Stores are struggling to handle the backlog of battery replacement orders they're getting with the hands they have on deck.

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At least 59 iPhone throttling lawsuits could turn into one giant class action lasting many years

Legal experts don't expect courts to find Apple guilty in a class action lawsuit relating to the iPhone throttling scandal, but Cupertino obviously doesn't need the prolonged bad publicity.

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Apple fails to explain why iPhone throttling was not disclosed to Canadian government

The behavior was covered under umbrella language explaining the measures it took to stop iPhones from suddenly shutting down with the iOS 10.2.1 software update.

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With iPhone battery replacement program, Apple may give rebates to those who paid full price

That's according to a Senate committee chairman. That committee has released a letter from Apple that answers some of its questions about the program.

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