Apple admitted that it slowed down older iPhones in December 2017 to ensure continuity in battery performance. The U.S.-based company will pay $ 500 million, forcing phone owners to buy new phones or batteries, while accepting accusations about quietly slowing down old iPhones when new models are released. The case must be approved by the US District Judge in California for the agreement to take effect. Apple is expected to pay $ 25 per iPhone, which is slowed down. Of course, this amount can go up or down depending on how many iPhones are slowed down. It is estimated that Apple will pay a minimum of $ 310 million in total. Apple will pay penalties for slowing down on iPhones: According to the information reflected in the court documents, it was stated that the US technology giant is looking for solutions to prevent court costs and costs. Friday’s deal includes iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus, or SE running iOS 10.2.1 or later. Also, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus owners who installed iOS 11.2 or higher before December 21, 2017 will be able to request from Apple. In this context, it is stated that Apple will only pay to iPhone owners in the USA. Behind the scenes of the phone slow down event: Consumers have claimed that their phone’s performance has decreased after installing Apple software updates. IPhone users, who said they were misled to believe that their phones are nearing the end of their lifetime, stated that they were believed that they should either replace the phones completely or replace the batteries. ‘Pay $ 25 per iPhone’ request: In the face of these developments, Apple mostly attributed problems to temperature changes, high usage and some other problems. The company said that engineers are working quickly and successfully to address these situations. Meanwhile, consumers’ lawyers described the deal with Apple as’ fair, reasonable and sufficient ‘. The lawyers in question demanded a $ 25 payment per iPhone. Lawyers also had $ 93 million, with legal fees equaling 30% of $ 310 million; It plans to make a claim of up to $ 1.5 million for expenses. Apple apologized after the reactions to the slowed iPhone and decided to lower the price of replacement batteries from $ 79 to $ 29. On the other hand, the US-based company was sentenced to pay 25 million euros in compensation as a result of the lawsuit filed by the General Directorate of French Competition Policy.
