Apple to pay $15 to iPhone 4s users for allegedly slowing down the devices
India Today
Apple has finally agreed to settle the six-year-long class action lawsuit and decided to pay $15 to each affected iPhone 4s owner.
Many eons ago, Apple users accused the company of knowingly slowing down the iPhone 4s devices after an iOS 9 update in 2015. Now, Apple has finally agreed to settle the six-year-long class action lawsuit and decided to pay $15 to each affected iPhone 4s owner. The lawsuit was filed in December 2015 by a group of iPhone 4s users in New York and New Jersey.
The lawsuit claims that when users downloaded the iOS 9 update on their iPhone 4s devices, the performance of the phone slowed down significantly. The plaintiffs had claimed that Apple's iPhone 4s’ compatibility with the iPhone 4s was falsely publicised. Apple had advertised in its ad that the new iOS 9 is “faster and more responsive” but none of that happened with the iPhone 4s. The performance of the phone was degraded when the update was downloaded.
“Plaintiffs collectively filed the operative Complaint in this action alleging that the Class was harmed when consumers downloaded iOS 9 onto their iPhone 4S devices after being exposed to Apple’s allegedly false description of the new operating system. Plaintiffs contend that Apple misrepresented that iOS 9 was compatible with the iPhone 4S and would improve or “enhance performance” for its customers that downloaded the software update. Instead, Plaintiffs contend, iOS 9 significantly slowed down the performance of their iPhone 4S devices,” the lawsuit read.
As per MacRumours, Apple had kept aside $20 million to compensate iPhone 4S owners in New York and New Jersey who had been accused of throttling the iPhone 4s performance. Users who believe they are entitled to the settlement will be required to submit a declaration stating “that, to the best of their knowledge, they downloaded iOS 9, or any version thereof, onto their iPhone 4S... their iPhone 4S experienced a significant decline in performance as a result, are entitled to a payment of $15 per applicable device.” They will also have to provide their name, email, iPhone 4S serial number and email address.
A separate website will be created for customers where they can submit the form and claim the amount from Apple.
