Neowin News Feed for: Batterygate

iApologize: 6 times Apple said sorry to the public

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:00:01 +0000

It's not every day that Apple apologizes for unlucky accidents with its products. However, there have been times when the company stepped forward to acknowledge problems and apologize to the public. Read more...

Apple bleeds hundreds of millions as it finally compensates iPhone owners for Batterygate

Martin Hodás — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 06:30:01 +0000

The infamous Batterygate has finally come to a conclusion for those who owned the affected devices and submitted a claim for a payment in late 2020, following a class-action lawsuit against Apple. Read more...

London tribunal green lights the mass lawsuit against Apple in regards to batterygate

Mehrotra A — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:24:01 +0000

The London tribunal may be looking to reopen old wounds for Apple with the judge ruling against it in a mass lawsuit brought forward by a consumer champion regarding the company's batterygate scandal. Read more...

Payments for Apple's "battery gate" lawsuit may reportedly start soon

Steve Bennett — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 21:46:01 +0000

Back in 2017, Apple faced controversy over the power management features of older iPhones, which led to a lawsuit that got settled in 2020. Now, payments are due to be hitting accounts soon. Read more...

Reports of batteries swelling inside older Samsung phones continue to balloon

Usama Jawad — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:34:01 +0000

Several reputable hardware reviewers and YouTubers are reporting that the batteries inside their older Samsung phones are swelling up while devices from other OEMs don't, despite similar conditions. Read more...

Apple will pay $113 million to settle probe on battery issues with old iPhones

Jefferson Mangubat — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 03:38:01 +0000

Apple will pay $113 million for its second settlement of an investigation into its iPhone battery throttling practices. It also vowed to make its battery management practices more transparent. Read more...

Apple begins accepting settlement claims from users for iPhone throttling lawsuit

Abhay V — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:24:02 +0000

Eligible users of the iPhone throttling issue lawsuit can apply for claims for the $25 pay-out promised by Apple, on the district court's website. The claims must be submitted before October 6. Read more...