Apple Starts Paying , Settlement Over Deliberate , Slowdown of iPhones.<br />BBC reports that Apple has started making <br />payments connected with a long-running <br />class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately <br />slowed down iPhones in the United States.<br />The $500 million settlement comes <br />out to about $92 for each claim.<br />In 2020, Apple agreed to settle the lawsuit, <br />while denying any wrongdoing, citing <br />concerns over the cost of ongoing litigation.<br />The case reportedly dates back to 2017 <br />when Apple confirmed that it had deliberately <br />slowed down some older generations of iPhones. .<br />According to Apple, the "slowdown" was meant <br />to lengthen the phones' lifespan as the devices' <br />batteries aged and their performance decreased. .<br />BBC reports that Apple was accused of throttling <br />the performance of certain devices without <br />first informing the company's customers.<br />The resulting uproar forced Apple to offer <br />a cut-price battery replacement campaign <br />in order to address the problem.<br />Previously, Apple called the lawsuit "baseless," claiming, , "we have never - and would never - <br />do anything to intentionally shorten the life <br />of any Apple product, or degrade the user <br />experience to drive customer upgrades.".<br />Previously, Apple called the lawsuit "baseless," claiming, , "we have never - and would never - <br />do anything to intentionally shorten the life <br />of any Apple product, or degrade the user <br />experience to drive customer upgrades.".<br />Last November, Apple lost a bid to have <br />a similar lawsuit in the U.K. blocked. .<br />The U.K. case reportedly involves an <br />estimated 24 million iPhone users
