Aug 14, 2023 14:00:00

The appeal of the user who was opposed to the settlement until the end with the 'battery gate problem' where Apple had dropped the peak performance of the iPhone is dismissed

In August 2023, two iPhone users who had resisted reconciliation until the end due to the ``

battery gate problem '' where Apple intentionally lowered the performance of old iPhones with degraded batteries were dismissed. As a result, Apple will pay a total of $ 500 million (about 72.5 billion yen) to American users who owned some older model iPhones.

Apple to pay up to $500 million to iPhone users
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/08/11/apple-to-pay-up-to-500-million-to-iphone-users-after-judge-nixes-final-appeal/

In December 2017, it was discovered that Apple intentionally lowered the peak performance of iPhones with older batteries, triggered by a report on an online bulletin board that ``the operation of the terminal became lighter after replacing the battery of the old iPhone.'' did.

Apple explained this matter as ``to protect the iPhone from unintended shutdowns,'' but because it did not notify the user that the peak performance was reduced, Apple immediately paid for damages. It has developed into a class action lawsuit .

In March 2020, Apple agreed to pay a total settlement of $500 million for this 'battery gate problem'.

Apple agreed to pay more than 54 billion yen as a settlement for ``reducing the peak performance of the iPhone''-GIGAZINE

However, even in 2023, two iPhone users continued to oppose this settlement proposal, and the payment of the settlement money was not progressing. And in August 2023, overseas media Silicon Valley.com reported that the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit finally dismissed the two lawsuits, removing the final obstacle to payment of the settlement money.

Claims for settlement payments have already passed, and the latest estimate is $65 per claim, according to Tyson Ledenberger, an attorney who represented iPhone users in the lawsuit. It is expected.