Apple pays out over claims it deliberately slowed down iPhones - BBC News

The tech giant is compensating US customers and faces similar allegations in the UK.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Tom GerkenTechnology reporterApple has begun making payments in a long-running class action lawsuit over claims it deliberately slowed down certain iPhones in the US.

Complainants will receive a cut of a $500m (£394m) settlement which works out to around $92 (£72) per claim.

Apple agreed to settle the lawsuit in 2020, stating at the time it denied any wrongdoing but was concerned with the cost of continuing litigation.

A similar case underway in the UK is seeking £1.6bn in compensation.

The US case dates back to December 2017, when Apple confirmed a long-held suspicion among phone owners by admitting it had deliberately slowed down some iPhones as they got older.

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