{"id":28459,"date":"2023-05-08T16:27:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T16:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/apple-faces-mass-lawsuit-for-throttling-iphones"},"modified":"2023-05-08T17:11:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T17:11:24","slug":"apple-faces-mass-lawsuit-for-throttling-iphones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/apple-faces-mass-lawsuit-for-throttling-iphones","title":{"rendered":"Apple faces Mass Lawsuit for Throttling\u2019 iPhones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Apple has urged a London tribunal to block a US$2 billion mass lawsuit accusing it of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones by \u201cthrottling\u201d them with software updates.<\/p>\n<p>The tech giant is facing a lawsuit worth up to \u00a31.6 billion plus interest, brought by consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of iPhone users in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Gutmann\u2019s lawyers argued in court filings that Apple concealed issues with batteries in certain phone models and \u201csurreptitiously\u201d installed a power management tool that limited performance.<\/p>\n<p>Apple said in written arguments that the lawsuit is \u201cbaseless\u201d and strongly denies its iPhones\u2019 batteries were defective, apart from in a small number of iPhone 6s models for which it offered free battery replacements.<\/p>\n<p>The company also says its power management update \u2013 introduced in 2017 to manage demands on older batteries or with a low level of charge \u2013 only reduced an iPhone 6\u2019s performance by an average of 10%. Gutmann on Tuesday asked London\u2019s Competition Appeal Tribunal to certify the case and allow it to proceed towards a trial.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyer, Philip Moser, referred to Apple\u2019s 2020 agreements to settle a US class action and regulatory action by US states over iPhone battery issues as showing Apple was not \u201csaying this never happened\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018More upfront\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Apple had also committed to be \u201cclearer and more upfront\u201d with iPhone users about battery health to Britain\u2019s competition watchdog in 2019, Moser said.<\/p>\n<p>The company denies misleading its customers about iPhone battery issues and points to a public apology it issued in 2017, offering cheaper battery replacements to affected customers.<\/p>\n<p>Apple\u2019s lawyer, David Wolfson, said in court filings that the lawsuit effectively alleges that \u201cnot all batteries could deliver the peak power demanded in all circumstances at all times\u201d, which was common to all battery-powered devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\">Lesotho<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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