Millions of iPhone users could get payouts in legal action against Apple. Find out if your phone is on the list:
A consumer champion has launched a more than £750 million legal claim against Apple.Tech giant Apple is being taken to court today by a consumer champion who is seeking £750 million in compensation for iPhone users.Justin Gutmann has accused the tech giant of slowing down the performance of iPhone handsets - a process known as "throttling"- by hiding a power management tool in software updates to combat performance issues and stop older devices from shutting down suddenly.
It seeks compensation for each model owned and is an opt-out claim, meaning customers will not need to actively join the case to seek damages. He claims that Apple introduced this tool to disguise the fact that iPhone batteries were unable to cope with new iOS processing demands and that rather than recall products or replace batteries, the company instead pushed users to download the software updates.
At the time, the company said it has never, and would never do anything, to intentionally shorten the life of a product, and Apple chief executive Tim Cook publicly apologised over the incident, saying the company never tried to mislead anyone over the tool.Amber Heard admits she 'still loves' Johnny Depp and realises she's not a 'perfect victim'
"I'm launching this case so that millions of iPhone users across the UK will receive redress for the harm suffered by Apple's actions.
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