If you have an older iPhone, such as an iPhone 6 or 6S, you may be eligible for a class action settlement.
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Do you still have your original iPhone SE or an iPhone 6, 6S, 7 or one of the Plus models? If you live in the United States, Apple may return up to $ 25 to you as part of a class action settlement.
In 2017 Apple revealed it slows down iPhones as they age to preserve battery life. That news did not sit well with many people, who did not know that the company iOS The software was doing this automatically. As a result, Apple apologized and made it easy to monitor battery status and, for a while. It also lowered the prices of battery replacements.
It hasn’t stopped the lawsuits yet, and the iPhone maker agreed in March. Pay up to $ 500 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed a lawsuit against him, although he also denied wrongdoing in the case. Now, users could start filing their claims for their participation on a website created by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
According to the site, those seeking to submit a file must be, or were, “owners of an iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, 7, 7 Plus and / or SE device running iOS 10.2.1 or later” or an iPhone 7 or 7 Plus owner who “ran iOS 11.2 or later before December 21, 2017.”
Cabinets must also have “experienced decreased performance on their devices.”
Those who wish to make a claim, which could be worth approximately $ 25 per device, although the exact number will vary depending on the number of claims submitted, must do so before October 6, 2020.
While forms can be submitted online or by mail, you will need to have your iPhone’s serial number in order to file it, which could be a challenge if you have since sold, exchanged, or upgraded your previous iPhone. A search tool is available to help search for serial numbers using your Apple ID email address.
