Apple iPhones: £768m claim against Apple for deliberately slowing down phones

 Apple iPhones: £768m claim against Apple for deliberately slowing down phones


Millions of iPhone users could be eligible for damages after a lawsuit was launched accusing Apple of secretly slowing down the performance of older phones.

Justin Guttman has alleged that the company misled customers about the upgrade, saying it would increase performance when it actually made the phones slower.

They are seeking around £768 million in damages for around 2.5 million iPhone users in the UK.

Apple says it has never intentionally shortened the 'life' of its products.
The lawsuit alleges that Apple slowed down the performance of older iPhones to avoid having to return or repair them.

It's related to a power management tool released in a software update for iPhone users in January 2017 that was said to address performance issues and prevent older devices from suddenly shutting down.

Gutman, a consumer rights activist, says that information about the program was not included in the software update download description at the time, and that the company failed to specify that it would slow down devices. will make.They claim that Apple introduced the tool to cover up the fact that iPhone batteries were having trouble running the latest iOS software, and that instead of recalling the product or offering replacement batteries, the firm instead offered to replace the batteries. Forced to download software updates.

He said: 'Instead of acting decently and legitimately to its customers and offering free replacements, repair services or compensation, Apple misled people by hiding a tool in software updates that would have damaged their devices. Slowed down to 58 percent.

The claim covers iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus and iPhone Xmodels.ن

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