{"id":2003092,"date":"2023-08-16T21:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T01:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-agrees-to-pay-up-to-500m-in-settlement-over-slowed-down-iphones\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T21:21:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T01:21:36","slug":"apple-agrees-to-pay-up-to-500m-in-settlement-over-slowed-down-iphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-agrees-to-pay-up-to-500m-in-settlement-over-slowed-down-iphones\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple to pay up to $500M in settlement for slowing down iPhones."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapple-agrees-to-pay-up-to-500m-in-settlement-over-slowed-down-iphones%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003092&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the new \u200ciPhone 11\u2062 as he delivers the keynote\u2064 address\u2063 during\u2063 a special event\u200c on September\u2062 10, 2019 in the\u2062 Steve\u200c Jobs Theater \u200don \u2063Apple\u2019s Cupertino, California\u2064 campus.\u200d Apple unveiled new products during the event.  (Photo by Justin \u2063Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>6:13 PM \u2013 Wednesday, August 16, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>IPhone users whose devices have \u200bslowed down due to \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-hit-by-massive-cyber-attack-of-nightmare-proportions-us-in-grave-grave-danger-cyber-expert-morgan-wright-reveals-frightening-extent-of-late\/\" title=\"\u201cUS Hit By Massive Cyber Attack Of \u2018NIGHTMARE PROPORTIONS\u2019 \u2013 US in Grave, Grave Danger!\u201d \u2014 Cyber Expert Morgan Wright Reveals Frightening Extent of Latest Cyber Attack (VIDEO)\">software updates<\/a> will soon\u2062 be reimbursed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The tech giant has been \u200cordered \u200dto pay out between \u200d$310 million and \u200b$500\u2062 million,\u2064 spread across almost three million users \u2064who owned pre-2018\u2062 model iPhones. <\/p>\n<p>The news comes following a 2018 class action lawsuit that accused Apple of\u2062 intentionally pushing new software updates on \u200dusers in\u200b order to force\u2063 them to upgrade to a newer phone, referred to as \u201cbatterygate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company agreed to pay upwards of $500 \u2062million to\u2063 resolve the issue back \u2064in March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In the\u200d lawsuit, Apple admitted to slowing down\u200c the software \u200bfor the \u200bolder iPhones\u200d in 2017 at \u2062the time. <\/p>\n<p>However, \u200dthe tech company originally claimed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-agrees-to-pay-up-to-500m-in-settlement-over-slowed-down-iphones\/\" title=\"Apple to pay up to 0M in settlement for slowing down iPhones.\">software updates helped prevent older batteries<\/a> from forcing devices to shut down randomly and they \u200balso doubled down \u2062by denying any efforts to force consumers to\u200d upgrade to newer models. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Apple claimed\u200c that once \u200dusers with older batteries replaced them, the iPhone would return to normal\u200c speed. <\/p>\n<p>For users who filed a \u2063claim, they \u2062are expected to receive a $65 payment from Apple. However, the sum of the payment will depend \u2062on the overall \u200cnumber of \u2062approved claims. <\/p>\n<p>Only affected users who filed\u2064 claims before October 6<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020, are\u200d eligible to receive a check. <\/p>\n<p>Currently, it is\u200d unclear when eligible users will receive their settlement payments. <\/p>\n<p>Stay \u200cinformed! Receive breaking \u200dnews\u2064 blasts directly to \u200cyour inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u201cDaddy\u201d Biden\u2063 and John Podesta tout the Inflation Reduction Act while Glenn Beck gets cancelled.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Biden is scheduled\u200d to visit Maui on Monday. This comes as the death toll has tragically\u2062 risen to\u200c at least 106.Hawaii\u200d State\u200d Representative,<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Following the fourth indictment of 45th President Donald Trump, Article III founder and\u2063 president Mike Davis urges House Republicans\u200b to use subpoena power\u200d to fight back.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new Associated Press poll\u200c shows 63% \u2063of Republicans say they want Donald Trump to \u2064run again, which is jump form 55% who said the same thing\u2064 back in April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Josh Ye \u2063HONG KONG\u2062 (Reuters) -China\u2019s Tencent Holdings posted \u2063a smaller-than-expected 11% rise in second-quarter revenue on\u2064 Wednesday, as the country\u2019s\u2026\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Two Pinterest \u2062directors have resigned\u2064 from Nextdoor\u2019s board of directors \u200cin response to U.S. Justice Department efforts to stop directors\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 \u2063Two Pinterest directors have resigned from Nextdoor\u2019s\u2063 board of directors in response\u200b to U.S. \u200cJustice Department \u200befforts to stop directors\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) \u2013\u200b Payments giant PayPal \u2062will stop allowing UK customers to\u2063 buy cryptocurrencies through\u2063 its \u2062platform from October\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the iPhone 11 at a special event in Cupertino, California. Apple showcased new products during the event. 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