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At the end of 2017, Apple was exposed that there was a mechanism in iOS that would “speed limit” the performance of older iPhones. It claimed that this mechanism was to avoid the risk of battery aging and automatic shutdown. However, due to Apple’s “speed limit” for the performance of older iPhones The “speed limit” mechanism was added to the iOS 10.21 version launched in February 2017, but it was not explained to the public at the time. It was only after the “Slowdown Battery Gate” incident was exposed that Apple provided the above explanation. Although Apple subsequently provided battery maintenance discounts and released a new version of iOS that allowed users to manually turn off the “speed limit” mechanism, it still caused dissatisfaction among many users. They filed a class action lawsuit in the US court, believing that Apple was deceiving and trying to force users to replace their phones.
In response to the battery door controversy that slowed down older iPhones, the lawsuit reached a settlement agreement in March 2020. Apple agreed to pay a settlement of approximately US$500 million (approximately NT$15.48 billion), but still emphasized that there was no violation of the law. inappropriate behavior. There are a total of seven applicable models that are eligible for the settlement compensation, including: iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone SE. American Apple fans can purchase it on October 6, 2020. Before the deadline, submit a compensation application for the affected models. Only one application can be submitted for each model.
According to the latest report from 9to5Google, American Apple fans who proposed settlement compensation to Apple at the time have recently received notifications of the compensation being credited to each payment of US$92.17 (approximately NT$2,854).
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