Apple has to pay up to $ 500 million ($ 448 million) to US iPhone owners. The company agreed to a settlement proposal after it was dragged by users to court because it would deliberately make old smartphones slower, Reuters said.
The settlement would mean that Apple would have to pay all iPhone users around $ 25 ($ 22). The amount depends on how many iPhones are covered by the settlement, but it cannot be less than a total of $ 310 million.
iPhone owners dragged Apple to court for the first time in 2015, because their iPhone 4S suddenly became slow after an update to iOS 9. According to customers on purpose, to force consumers to buy a new phone.
Apple has always denied this. The current settlement is about owners of certain models of the iPhone 6 and 7 in the United States. Apple arranges to avoid a protracted lawsuit.
Although Apple has already approved the proposed settlement, it must still be approved by the court.
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