Apple starts sending iPhone users their share of the $500 million “Batterygate” settlement،
The whole “Batterygate” affair began when affected iPhones with weak batteries could not generate the necessary power from the batteries to allow the processor to handle certain complex tasks. As a result, these phones would break down. After installing iOS 10.2.1, iPhone users complained about their iPhone devices running slower.
Apple ultimately agreed to the entire plan, apologized, and reduced the price of battery replacements for all of 2018 on select iPhone models by up to 63 percent, to $29. Apple also added the Battery Health & Charging page that shows your iPhone's current battery capacity compared to when it was new. You can access this page by going to Settings > Battery > Battery health and charging.
Batterygate led Apple to include the new Battery Health and Charging page on the iPhone
According to 9to5Mac, Apple is now sending payments to those who were affected by the Batterygate throttling. Keep in mind that Apple did not admit at the time of releasing iOS 10.2.1 that the update was designed to slow down the processor of affected devices. Apple pays $92.17 for each successful claim, meaning some iPhone users with multiple claims will receive nearly $1,000 from the tech giant.
Apple agreed to a large settlement of $500 million, although only $310 million will be returned to consumers. Yes, it pays to be a lawyer who handles cases like this. And by the way, if you haven't filed a complaint with the court yet, that ship sailed a long time ago. The deadline was October 6, 2020. Those who filed their claims on time were able to submit a claim for each iPhone model covered by the settlement owned by each claimant. These models were the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and iPhone SE.
