Apple agrees to pay $14.4 million (CAD) to Canadian iPhone users over ‘batterygate’ throttling
Apple has agreed to settle an ongoing class action lawsuit in Canada in relation to the late-2016 ‘batterygate’ saga, where Apple admitted it purposely throttled the performance of older devices. If the settlement is approved, Apple could pay up to $150 (CAD) per affected iPhone which was purposely slowed without explanation or other options provided to the user.
Similar to the class action lawsuit in the US, which is currently seeing compensation of $92.17 per claim being paid back by Apple as part of its $500 million settlement, Apple has said to the British Columbia Supreme Court that it will pay up to $14.4 million (CAD) to settle the dispute, which will offer settlements to owners of the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, and iPhone 7 Plus.
Concurrently in the UK, a comparable lawsuit is underway, aiming for damages amounting to as much as £1.6 billion. This sum is anticipated to be distributed among potentially 25 million iPhone users involved in the case.
The British Columbia Supreme Court will decide whether to approve the proposed settlement on January 29, and further details will be shared after this date.