Apple will pay $113 million to 33 US states for slowing down older phones
Apple Inc will pay $113 million to settle allegations by more than three dozen U.S. regulators that the company misled its consumer about software updates and battery power that results in the slowdown of iPhones. According to the statement, Wednesday from several attorney generals, the settlement of $33 million reached with 33 stated and the district of Columbia
Apple in 2016, updated the software on iPhone 6,7, and SE to slow them down. States said that Apple should have replaced the batteries of the old phone and contented it was to force users to buy new iPhones.
Meanwhile, Apple claims the update was done to prevent unintended shutdowns due to aging batteries and they deny any allegations of wrongdoings.
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