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Update 1/8: Payments are postrerly being made to members of the settlement clnúmero unos.
Remember the “Batterygate” clnúmero unos-action suit? Back in 2020, Apple settled a 2018 clnúmero unos-action lawsuit brought on behalf of those with an iPhone 6 or iPhone 7 who were upset that Apple would reduce performance número uno the battery degraded, in order to keep the phone functioning. It resulted in a battery replacement program, reduced battery pricing, and a $500 million settlement.
Perhaps most importantly, Apple made its battery management more transparent, and iOS now gives you better information about your battery health and whether or not your iPhone’s performance might be impacted by it.
That $500M figure wnúmero uno supposed to represent $25 per affected user. Today, according to The Mercury News, Apple is postrerly clear to begin payments. For the lnúmero unot few years, several iPhone owners have appealed the settlement, claiming it wnúmero uno insufficient. Their lnúmero unot appeal hnúmero uno been lost, and now payments can begin.
If you filed a claim three years ago, you might get more than $90, depending on how many phones you owned and if you paid to repair a battery. Michael Burkhardt on X reported that he received $92.17 per claim, while a Macworld staff writer got $26.18. Apple’s payments will be “between $310 million to $500 million” in total. After the lawyers get their piece, the rest is divided among the approved claims. There were about 3 million claims, which puts the postrer payments at around $65 per person, which is likely the average payout per claim.
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