HE “battery door” It was one of Apple’s most famous scandals. In 2016, Apple released iOS 10.2.1 with a new feature that prevents the iPhone’s battery from degrading excessively. preventing the device from suddenly shutting down in exchange for slowing down the device. This is everything without telling the user nor does it give you the option to reverse it.

Apple admitted its mistake, but few class action lawsuits seeking to compensate usersLawsuits that cost the company $500 million. And in the United States, Apple has already started paying $92.17 per request For users who previously owned an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, or iPhone SE running iOS 10.2.1 or later, or an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus running iOS 11.2.

In this case, it is necessary to take into account the following; If you own several of these iPhone models, you will receive compensation for each. It’s an important thing because the payments add up and can reach large figures.

Apple starts paying users for “batterygate” scandal

We have open cases in Spain for the same reason, cases seeking compensation. Between 99 and 189 euros for users who own one of these iPhone models. Although the payments have currently only occurred in the United States, it was the first country where such class action lawsuits began due to the “batterygate” case.

Payments are already being made to users participating in the lawsuitHowever, those who did not do so at that time will no longer be able to participate to receive this compensation. Such compensation is likely to extend to other claims made in other countries.

At that time, Apple issued a statement apologizing for “batterygate”. official apology Also by CEO Tim Cook reduced the cost of replacing batteries on all iPhones and provide users with: option to disable this function in an iOS update. This function is still available when we go to Settings > Battery > Battery health and charging > Maximum performance capacity.