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iPhone 4S users with reduced performance get paid $15

AmericaApple agreed to pay $15 to owners of iPhone 4S who experienced reduced performance after installing iOS 9, provided that the damage was proved.

The settlement is the result of a class-action lawsuit that has dragged on since 2015 by a group of ‌iPhone‌ 4S customers from New York and New Jersey. Apple must allocate $20 million to compensate iPhone 4S users in these regions.

Those who want to be compensated need to fill out a form, prove they are in the above areas, have an iPhone 4S, have iOS 9 installed and the device has significantly reduced performance. If correct, each person will receive 15 USD. If they are wrong, they can be fined according to the law.





iPhone 4S.  Photo: TheVerge

iPhone 4S. Image: TheVerge

The lawsuit dates back to December 2015, a few months after Apple released iOS 9. The operating system improved on Siri, a Picture-in-Picture view, and promised “performance enhancements” to the device.

According to a lawsuit filed by more than 100 iPhone 4S users, the operating system then slowed down their devices to the point of being unusable. Built-in applications or installed applications are slow to start and respond poorly, causing some devices to hang. They claim that Apple was aware of the negative impact of iOS 9 but still implemented advertising campaigns about performance and battery life to attract users without giving any warning.

Apple later denied the allegations with a dossier of 48,000 documents that were 539,000 pages long.

According to Apple Insider, the initial claim amount is between 5 and 15 million USD. After more than six years, the parties are aware of the risks that may be encountered if the lawsuit drags on, so they have decided to come to an agreement to compensate $ 15 for each device. This amount is given by Apple based on the calculation of the damage value, if any.

MacRumors assessment, the amount above is too small for users to have to take time to prove to Apple about the damage, not to mention the device is more than 10 years old and is almost no longer used.

The iPhone 4S, released in 2011, was the first iPhone to have the “S” suffix, which is said to stand for “Speed”. Device upgraded from iPhone 4 with 3.5 inch screen, using A4 chip. The last operating system version for which the iPhone 4S is supported is iOS 9.3.6, released in 2019.

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