Apple Begins Issuing 'Batterygate' Settlement Payments

Eligible iPhone users start receiving individual payments as high as $92 as part of the $500 million class action settlement.

Apple has begun issuing payments to iPhone users who filed claims in the company's $500 million class action settlement over 'batterygate', a controversy where Apple was accused of intentionally slowing down older iPhones' performance without properly informing consumers.
Individual payments as high as $92 have started arriving, with some users who owned multiple eligible models receiving several payments.
The settlement applies to US iPhone owners of certain models that ran specific iOS versions before December 21, 2017.
Claims had to be filed by October 2020, and those who did not file a claim by this deadline are not eligible for the payout.
After the 'batterygate' saga, Apple introduced new features to improve battery longevity and gave users the option to turn off performance throttling.